Re: H1-B to GC: What should I do?!?!?

Is there a chance that your wife could return to work as a nurse after
she gives birth and get permanent residence, while you stay home to look
after the kiddies for a while?

That would be a wise move to get GC quickly.


Ha! Well, as appealing as that sounds, we're moving for my job, and
her working f/t isn't really an option for a long while...although I
know it would have been much easier going through her. We actually got
some bum advice about it (from an immigration lawyer!) a couple of
years ago, otherwise we'd probably already have GCs by now through her.

Anyway, she'll be back p/t nursing sometime next year...we'll see if we
can go through her later, but in the meantime we have to take the only
option available, which is me. It's good to hear they're doing 3-year
extensions now...is that really true? We'll almost certainly start the
GC process (again) this year (it's only my 3rd on H1-B).

So let me get this straight...if I'm stuck as EB-3, and I'm waiting
another 3-4 years, then get a 3-year extension on my H1-B (putting me
beyond the original 6 years), and THEN switch jobs (to a willing
employer), can I still move forward with my existing application, or do
I have to start over again? If I do, can I still get indefinite
extensions if I get it filed again in time?

Thanks for the advice,
Owen

.

Relevant Pages