TN -> GC possible in just 12 months?
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nelsona
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... as they are handing you your new TN
sticklizard
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sticklizard,
Did I miss something in this thread? I've read and I don't understand. Are you expecting to get your GC in 12 months? Or are you just asking how to go about things if you only have 12 more months left to wait for your GC.
If your just applying for your PERM now, the wait for a GC is about 5 years with a bachelor's degree but current for those with a Master's degree. Unless you are filing in the National Interest Category - or a Schedule A Sheep Herder
Just wondering.
Did I miss something in this thread? I've read and I don't understand. Are you expecting to get your GC in 12 months? Or are you just asking how to go about things if you only have 12 more months left to wait for your GC.
If your just applying for your PERM now, the wait for a GC is about 5 years with a bachelor's degree but current for those with a Master's degree. Unless you are filing in the National Interest Category - or a Schedule A Sheep Herder
Just wondering.
Just my 2 cents on the TN->GC (which I successfully did), I would not file concurrently coz I want to make sure my I-140 is approved, especially if you want to renew your TN after and just in case it gets denied u still can use a TN, however, with filing concurrently and u get denied at I-140 u've already shown immigrant intent with a filed I-485. In my case, when I got my labor cert approved, i went ahead and renewed my TN and after I got approval, I then applied for I-140 using prem processing (within 2 weeks I got approval). After that I filed I-485 which gave me a year to wait for my EAD.
Good luck!
sticklizard
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sticklizard,
Did I miss something in this thread? I've read and I don't understand. Are you expecting to get your GC in 12 months? Or are you just asking how to go about things if you only have 12 more months left to wait for your GC.
If your just applying for your PERM now, the wait for a GC is about 5 years with a bachelor's degree but current for those with a Master's degree. Unless you are filing in the National Interest Category - or a Schedule A Sheep Herder
Just wondering.
Sorry for the confusion. It should really read TN->EAD in 12 months. I'm just not sure if my lawyer is 100% accurate. I was told I can do my PERM, 140/485 concurrent, and EAD/AP acquired all in one year. From what I've read it seems doable.
PERM: 3-4 months
I-140: 6 months
I-485: 18 months
GC: 50 months
nelsona
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You should get EAD within about 6 months of starting PERM, by lining up all documantation as needed, not waiting for each step to be completed.
Of course this requires that you be able to file i-485 concurrently, which implies that you would be filing I-140 in EB2 category, not regular EB3.
If you are EB3, you won't get EAD for several years, since you won't beallowed to file I-485 until category is up to current date. It is now in mid-2002.
and if you are EB2, then you can get GC within a yesr after filing.
Of course this requires that you be able to file i-485 concurrently, which implies that you would be filing I-140 in EB2 category, not regular EB3.
If you are EB3, you won't get EAD for several years, since you won't beallowed to file I-485 until category is up to current date. It is now in mid-2002.
and if you are EB2, then you can get GC within a yesr after filing.
sticklizard
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So since the company petitioning for me a job that requires a Bachelors Degree and 4-5 years of experience (which puts me at EB3), there's no way I can go from PERM to EAD within 12 months...
So TN->GC (EAD) are meant for people with a Masters or higher...
You can do EB2 with Bachelors and 5 years of experience which I did.