Engineer -> Manager == EB2 -> EB1 ??

Cisco
Gilchrist

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Gilchrist
Jun 24, 2020 42 Comments

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

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TOP 42 Comments
  • Google / Eng
    jenzi

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    jenzi
    No. You need to transfer as a manager (both before and after the international transfer) to be eligible for eb1.
    Jun 24, 2020 9
    • AMD
      GDKa06

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      GDKa06
      Trying to figure out if a legal path exists to allow you to get what you want is NOT cheating. 🙄 It's not like he/she is faking becoming a manager or anything like that. They're making a valid career progression and asking a valid question. Take your hate elsewhere.
      Jun 26, 2020
    • VMware
      🐀🏃‍♂️!

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      🐀🏃‍♂️!
      Well said AMD. Americans think anything that doesn’t favour them is cheating.
      Jul 8, 2020
  • Amazon / Eng
    UFci58

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    UFci58
    India EB1 backlog is multi-year.
    Jun 24, 2020 3
  • Meh why do you need that green card sooo bad?
    Jun 24, 2020 4
  • Google
    kiaradvani

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    kiaradvani
    Your likely EB1 path.

    1. Become manager outside the US (doesn't matter how you reach here)
    2. Transfer to the US as a manager with the same company after working outside as a manager for atleast 1 year
    3. File EB1 application in the US
    Jun 24, 2020 2
  • McAfee
    ANLq028

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    ANLq028
    Yes and No. Yes, if you become or were an international manager, outside the US for at least a year and then apply through EB1C. AFAIK becoming a manager in the US even with an international team will not fly with USCIS. In fact the immigration lawyers themselves will not put in the petition.
    Jun 24, 2020 6
    • Amazon
      BWOEYES

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      BWOEYES
      It won’t work. Check the EB1 C eligibility on USCIS site, it clearly tells that you need have spend at least 1 in last 3 years from you application outside USA as a manager. Once you become a manager, u can take an internal transfer and come back after a year if you want the EB1C.
      Feb 20, 2021
    • Amazon
      BWOEYES

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      BWOEYES
      When you are out you will be out of status in USA and would need to reply when planning to come back. Risks involved = Yes
      Feb 20, 2021