Microsoft certainly does
Google, started my process as soon as I met my team.
That was before your first day or after?
After my first day. Maybe first two weeks? I initiated process (schedule lawyer call) on first day.
Stay away from Amazon esp if you are a new grad. They had a weird policy of not starting GC until promotion. Not sure if that's true now. Also, you can always negotiate this when you are negotiating your offer. Always bring this up!
That was dropped since Jan 2017. Now if you were not born in a back log country, they start the green card process even before you join the company.
but if you reach I 140 step(perm phase is fine) before getting H-1B, you will be in trouble, because F1 Visa is not dual intent. check with lawyer
Intel
Amazon filed for my GC within 1 month after I joined
Wouldn't it be not optimal though? Once you file for green card, your eligibility for OPT STEM EXTN is gone.
WTF .. shouldn’t companies look for American citizens first before promising anything ...
True, that's part of the green card application process
Ok thanks for informing..