I have masters in industrial engineering with 105 citations. Have 9 papers and one chapter. Two first authored papers. Two patents applied, one approved. 7 years of experience as a software dev. What are my chances of approval for EB1 and need some good attorney references. Also I have been hear...Read more
With the crazy lines for EB2 greencard, a lot of people are publishing fake research and getting fake citations to file for an EB1. There are multiple "coaches" who promote this as well. If you notice someone has authored a paper in collaboration with random researchers in Maldova or Bulgaria, its ...Read more
Indian. Left Walmart for FB last year. Base salary greater than 250k. Have 10+ patent applications, which will hopefully get granted in 3-4 years from now. Held critical high level position at Walmart and similar critical role at FB. Have CS related awards from Govt of India. No papers or citations,...Read more
Many non phds, with no papers or citations are able to get their green card through EB1. What's the secret? Is it the lawyers?
I recently found out that EB1 current priority date for Indians is Jan 2015. Some of my friends who finished their PhD 2 3 years ago say it wasn't that bad. What the hell happened ? Also how come China is in a better position ? Btw does priority date 5 years back in visa bulletin means someone wi...Read more
I will be taking up a managerial role in Toronto. My green card has currently been filed under EB2 category. I'm looking forward to coming back to the US after a year or two. What is the process @ Amazon to be considered for EB1-C after I return? And what are the current processing times for EB1? (I...Read more
Is it still worth it to try the EB1 route by going out of the country for an year and coming back as an SDM? There’s too much uncertainty both within the company and with the immigration process. I’m torn between both choices. On one side I would be disrupting my settled employment within a team I e...Read more
Based on latest analysis by Stuart Anderson at Forbes, approximately 50000+ EB1 Indians are in backlog. This is without adding dependents. The estimate of dependents is around 93K. Yearly around 15K EB1 goes to India (including dependents). As we know there is no way congress increases the numbers i...Read more
To anyone who went on the EB1 path , can you please evalaute my profile MS in EE with 5 years experience in wireless networking 3 papers with 52 citations 9 patents ( 2 published and rest pending) - 1 citation Reviewer in 12 IEEE conference (8 of them in India and rest of the conf are in Singapor...Read more
Can you change your Green Card queue priority from EB2 to EB1 if you transition from Engineer to Manager ? Edit: I came to the US on F1 for my Masters, I’ve been on H1b with I-140 approved for EB2. Started job as Software Engineer. #workvisa #h1b
Hi, any guess from fellow blinders about EB1 India becoming current? I have a EB1-B (Outstanding researcher) priority date of March 2023, and currently on O1A visa. #workvisa #eb1 #india #greencard #backlog
Hi folks, I had the fortune of having my EB1-A and EB2-NIW petitions approved recently. I decided to move forward with the EB1-A interview as my PD is current. Does anyone have experience with the EB1-A consular interview? If not the consular, then the AOS one? I'm trying to determine how to best p...Read more
I see some folks on LI having this in their info. Frankly, a. No one cares unless you’re helping other people get it. It serves no other purpose. You’re just working for a corp like millions of us. b. It is insensitive to people who are waiting forever for their PR cards. c. Actually insulting to ...Read more
Is it possible to apply for EB1 By getting references from renowned people in the field, but without publications and PhD ?
Does anyone else feel annoyed that functional managers and people manager from outside USA qualify for EB1 with just 1 YOE? But it is not applicable for an employee who became functional or peoples manger while in USA, even though they hold these positions for years and years and they have studied f...Read more
Just got my EB1 approved. My priority date is December 2023. When realistically can I get the Green Card? I have patents etc.
I’m a PM at MSFT making 170K a year. Got offered a PM role in Google with TC close to 300K. Also got some calls from MSFT teams in Canada which could lead me to a EB1 in 3-4 years. Ps: am an Indian stuck in green card backlog for last 11 years. What’s your call dear Blinders?