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Is "From the River to the Sea" So Wrong?
I have recently moved to US on a work visa (eligible for EB1) and am not sure for how long I'ld want to stay here. Some friends have advised to file for GC ASAP regardless. Is it foolish to not do that?
Because you lose nothing. And your plans may change in future.
I was planning to do lazy initialisation. Apply if/when needed. Why would that not be a good strategy? In case additional info helps, I'm here with my wife and child. Wife works too.
When needed will be too late. It takes probably a year to get even with eb1
Yes
Just do it. If you decide to leave, there are no drawbacks when leaving on GC vs leaving on visa. However, if you decide to stay, but don't have GC, it will be harder to switch jobs
Donโt even think about it! Just do it at any cost if you are eligible!
If you donโt want USCIS to throw u out of the country for weird reasons then get ur GC
OP is just messing with EB2 ๐
I started the EB1 process one week after moving to the US. It took 7 months. I'm also not sure how long I will stay here but I would regret not having a GC if I later decide to be a US citizen or if the crazy MAGA crew make more stupid changes to the immigration system.
What's the typical profile for EB1? Manager?
You might regret having a greencard if you live in the US for seven years and then return to your own country. Big fucking exit tax that you would not have had to pay if you stayed on h1b. It can cost you as much as 25 percent of your net worth. It kicks in sometime between the 5th and 7th year after you get GC based on some arcane calendar rule. Basically when you are deemed to be a "long term permanent resident" under the act. That's the point where you should either commit to being a citizen or GTFO, and getting a GC you don't need takes away your options around the timing by starting that clock. As a citizen you file a US tax return for life regardless of what country you live in, so they hit you with this exit tax because they think you are trying to evade your lifetime taxation obligation. Not saying I agree with that logic, but that's the "logic" behind why Congress imposed it.
Probably gonna take more like 18months to 2 years given most recent retrogression news on the monthly visa bulletins.
You as an individual should file immediately to maximize your own personal benefit. It creates options for you and it's never a bad thing to have options. We as a country need to fix the immigration system to stop the flood of applications and be a lot more selective. But that's our problem and is I were you I'd game the system for my own benefit by filing an application just to have a choice later on.
Yes
Why?