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When you’re on H1-B you’re applying for the green card through your employer, which is a multi-year process. So even if you find an employer who will sponsor it

by milemi 3y ago

When you’re on H1-B you’re applying for the green card through your employer, which is a multi-year process. So even if you find an employer who will sponsor it, you’ll be going back to the end of the line.

jrflowers 3y ago
If you already have an H1-B and are in the US there is a transfer process that is not identical to the original application process.
- milemi 3y ago
  Only after labor and then I-140 have been approved, which together typically take more than a year. Also, many employers won’t start your green card application until you’ve been there for a year.
  - cj 3y ago
    I’ve done the paperwork myself for a H1B transfer as an employer. Maybe my memory isn’t serving me well, but I don’t remember it taking more than a few weeks to a month. (This was 5 yrs ago maybe my experience is dated). I definitely remember paying additional fees to prioritize every application which significantly sped up everything.
  - jrflowers 3y ago
    To be clear: You are saying that if you are working in the US, having already been granted an H1-B visa, it takes more than a year to complete an H1-B transfer? Or are you talking about green cards, which is a completely different thing?
    - milemi 3y ago
      You replied to my comment, in which I’m explicitly talking about the green card process. Most people on H1-B are trying to get a green card. I thought you were talking about transferring the green card process, because I was talking about the green card process. Transfer is possible, but you have to be past a certain point that takes probably a couple of years, which is pretty good compared to how long I had to wait way back when.
      - jrflowers 3y ago
        Thank you for clarifying. You initially responded to my point about H1-B visas with a different issue with a different immigration process. It is very informative but has nothing to do with H1-B holders as a group categorically.

by milemi 3y ago

jrflowers 3y ago

If you already have an H1-B and are in the US there is a transfer process that is not identical to the original application process.

milemi 3y ago
Only after labor and then I-140 have been approved, which together typically take more than a year. Also, many employers won’t start your green card application until you’ve been there for a year.
- cj 3y ago
  I’ve done the paperwork myself for a H1B transfer as an employer. Maybe my memory isn’t serving me well, but I don’t remember it taking more than a few weeks to a month. (This was 5 yrs ago maybe my experience is dated). I definitely remember paying additional fees to prioritize every application which significantly sped up everything.
- jrflowers 3y ago
  To be clear: You are saying that if you are working in the US, having already been granted an H1-B visa, it takes more than a year to complete an H1-B transfer? Or are you talking about green cards, which is a completely different thing?
  - milemi 3y ago
    You replied to my comment, in which I’m explicitly talking about the green card process. Most people on H1-B are trying to get a green card. I thought you were talking about transferring the green card process, because I was talking about the green card process. Transfer is possible, but you have to be past a certain point that takes probably a couple of years, which is pretty good compared to how long I had to wait way back when.
    - jrflowers 3y ago
      Thank you for clarifying. You initially responded to my point about H1-B visas with a different issue with a different immigration process. It is very informative but has nothing to do with H1-B holders as a group categorically.