1.GC approval is based on visas available. Earlier you file, easier it is to get it.

The GC approval is based on what classification you apply in. To compare and contrast the Canadian immigration is like a Drive In theater and here everybody pays the same price and you get a slot to park your car. The US system is like a movie theater. They have a box ticket, balcony, upper class, lower class and the seats near the screen. The higher classification you apply under for Eg: EB-1, if you are VERY highly qualified and you are of outmost importance the country you get the GC in 2 to 3 years. In the EB-2 classification the GC takes 3 to 5 years. The EB-3 takes much longer. Based on your qualification, experience, the guys sponsoring you and your need to the country as established by your immigration attorney you will file under a different qualification and faster you get your GC. Typically if you have a US degree and professors/hiring managers putting up necessary paper work for you the immigration attorney can establish your need for the country. The typical situation with lots of IT people who go on to US is that they do not have US degrees and it is tough for the immigration attorney to establish their outmost requirement and hence National Interest Waivere. Hence they have to file under a lower classification. This leads to classical conflict of your H-1B running out before your GC arrives. Again the field in which you are also determines your need and it is easier to establish your specialty and your need for the country. To compare if you are a Cancer Cure Researcher versus an SAP consultant. You tell me who will be easier to establish the need for their country.

I do hope this answers your question. If you have further questions please PM to me.

I've many relatives of mine all in their mid to late 20's. They have all done their B.E's from places like Hindustan College of Engg, Sri Venkateswara college of Engg in Chennai and did their MS from decent schools in US. They work in the area(s) of Biochemical Engg, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Architectural Engg and they have all received their GC's recently in the span of 4 to 5 years. I have a friend who is PhD from Madras University who is in the field of Crystallography and who works as researcher in NIH who got his GC in 2 years as he was working in the field of HIV/AIDS. I have many of cousins from good schools like Anna University, REC's who did their B.E's took up jobs in India with various Software companies and came on H-1B and shifted to various companies in US. They are still there 6+ years with GC nowhere in sight.

The whole game is to establish your need for the country of USA as very important and hence you can get NIW. I've also have the other situation where in people who have been ONLY working for companies in India all their life and are being shifted to US in their mid 40's to late 40's and the Indian company files for their GC as their local Rep in US. The company establishes to the immigration that this is the guy whom we need and without him we cannot do business in US. I know of atleast 2 cases where they have got their GC's in 2 years.

For more information keep track of this website of www.murthy.com. You can even send your info to them and they will do a study on your info and suggest to you whether you stand a chance or not and if so which classification and how long it will take for you typically. If you are young you should move to US on a TN and study the possibility of doing a MS in a decent school. This would open up a lot of possibilities for you. If you are at it you can do a MS in 18 months from a decent university.

2.There is no correlation between the TN visa and salary. It all depends on how you bargain on it.

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Good update from shankaracharya.

Shankaracharya,
I am on H1B in US and also have Master in Computer Science from reputed university. I am working for a decent company with rollover in milliions.
The category in which GC is applied does not depend on your qualification but on the job you are hired for. If the minimum education requirement for the jobs is Bachelor's then you will be eligible under EB3.
My company is only processing my H1b in EB3 also most of the jobs require Bachelor's degree.
With the current wait period for EB3 there is no way you can get GC before your H1B expires.
I am planning to move to Canada in future, atleast I will know where I will be staying for the rest of my life
Thanks

I personally feel that the American GC process is a Ponzi scheme. Now they are planning to change the process which will make the lines even longer and wait times ridiculous.

US is not going to come out of the economic slump for another decade (at the least). Unless off course there is a war with China.

More and more companies want you to work more for less. They do not want to hire you unless you are a GC holder/Citizen. There is no work/life balance. They legally own you and enslave you under the pretense of the GC without any salary increases or bonus while you break your back working like a donkey.

You cannot travel unless you have a stamping with the fear of being declined or denied entry for no valid reason. You have to be ready to drop everything in your life.

If you work for some consulting company they take 15%-30% of your pay to maintain your H1B. You pay an extra 28%-33% in tax. You get no health benefits unless you pay for them.

For the entreprenueral kind, you cannot legally start a business or run it.

I do not think it is worth all this pain and suffering when you can legally live, leave, conduct business, work and play in Canada with a GC.

Eventually when you get your Citizenship you can travel pretty much anywhere in the world including US without much Visa hassles.

If you start a business in Canada, the tax rates are competitive.

A GC in hand is worth more than one in the bush. I am definitely moving to Canada.

Hi

I got a job offer in Englehart, Ontario. I am working and living in Toronto now. With the new job there is around 20k hike in salary and may be growth.

But wondering about the area. I heard that it is small town.

Can anyone please shed some light about desi people around that area, schools for below 10 yr kids, general life style, ...etc.

Any info is highly apreciated.

Thanks

SS.