option for chemist with MSc, currently a grad student

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kakatea

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Hi;
after reading about different types of GC available for professionals, I'm little confused.
I don't want to use sponsor, and I don't have job offer, so I need to be able to self petition.
I think there are two categories where I would have a chance:
EB-1 Outstanding Researcher/Professor or National Interest Waiver/Extraordinary Ability

I do have masters degree, I'm in program to get PhD, field is chemistry and synthetic biology. I do have few, but not too many publications, several conference presentations and talks. I'm form Czech Republic, so there is not sooo many people from my country around using up limits. I'm currently on F visa.
Anybody has experience with similar situation?

I know I can get attorney, and probably I will do it eventually, but I want objective advice now. I feel like if I go to the attorney, she or he will say sure, you have chance for green card, just to get me to hire him.
Thank you VERY much for all advise!
tea.
 
Well come to the same boat as mine,

I also came to the US with hopes. But when i got to know about the immigration laws i was shocked. To make the long story short, US is a country that neither look actively for (professional) immigrants nor encourage immigration. You have to understand this first before you start.

For professional immigrants, the proper way is to get a job and make your employer to get a labor certification, which means that they prove that there are no able and willing US applicants for the job you fill in. This argument is difficult to prove even in a good economy, so most LCs are fake.

The only way to go around this LC is to either obtain an niw (national interest waiver) or EB-1 . An niw argues that your work will benefit US so you stay is too important to be risked by a LC. For EB-1 you have to be exceptional (top 2% of the field).

Coming back to your case, as far as I can see it is not good to apply to any case (EB-1 or niw) just with a masters unless you are really extraordinary. Even Most postdocs might not be qualified enough. This is something that bothers me as well. I'm in my mid 20s and I don't wont to go well in to my 30s collecting qualifications for niw or EB1. Even then there is no way of knowing the situation at that time. I don't like to take my family in to such uncertainity.

Sorry for sounding negative. But if you want it, just work harder. publish like crazy. Then get a postdoc job. After some time you may collect enough qualifications. In the mean time keep an eye on other immigration options (Canada, Aus, NZ, UK etc) ,their immigration is a piece of cake compared to US.

Hope you'll reach your goal

P.S this forum is not very helpful for longterm players like you. Its usually a forum for people already applied. But you can learn a lot here.
 
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