USA: H-1B visa-holders being deported from port of landing!
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Originally posted by dimple2001
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Originally posted by dan
I thought one gets the green card in 5 years or so. 7 years is quite long
Depends on country of birth. For India, it could be much more than 7 years. People that have applied in mid 2002 under EB3 are still waiting and may potentially wait for several more years.
thanks. I thought it depended on nationality and the country of birth part was no longer used as a determinant. No idea what EB3 means but 7 years is way too long anyway.
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Posted on: 04-02-10 19:04:28
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Originally posted by dan
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Originally posted by dimple2001
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Originally posted by dan
I thought one gets the green card in 5 years or so. 7 years is quite long
Depends on country of birth. For India, it could be much more than 7 years. People that have applied in mid 2002 under EB3 are still waiting and may potentially wait for several more years.
thanks. I thought it depended on nationality and the country of birth part was no longer used as a determinant. No idea what EB3 means but 7 years is way too long anyway.
Unfortunately, it's always been based on country of birth.
EB3 refers to employment category, preference 3. Very simply, EB2 is for jobs that require MS degree and EB1 is for jobs that require PhDs. It is important that the job requires the education level and not what the employee has. So, one can be a PhD but if the job does not require, then he/she may qualify only for EB2 or 3.
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Dimple2001
Unfortunately, it's always been based on country of birth.
EB3 refers to employment category, preference 3. Very simply, EB2 is for jobs that require MS degree and EB1 is for jobs that require PhDs. It is important that the job requires the education level and not what the employee has. So, one can be a PhD but if the job does not require, then he/she may qualify only for EB2 or 3.
Strange system really. So let's say someone is born in India and moves to Calgary at the age of 4, as many of us have and is now a Canadian citizen, would he or she still have to go through the waiting times you mentioned ?
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Strange system really. So let's say someone is born in India and moves to Calgary at the age of 4, as many of us have and is now a Canadian citizen, would he or she still have to go through the waiting times you mentioned ?
Yes, since that person is born in India, he has to wait in line made for Indian born people. The citizenship or the age at which he/she moved out of India does not matter.
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Originally posted by cdn_dude
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Originally posted by dan
Strange system really. So let's say someone is born in India and moves to Calgary at the age of 4, as many of us have and is now a Canadian citizen, would he or she still have to go through the waiting times you mentioned ?
Yes, since that person is born in India, he has to wait in line made for Indian born people. The citizenship or the age at which he/she moved out of India does not matter.
Really strange, thanks though. Never heard of a system like this but maybe there are some other countries with a similar system.
hey!!!
i was just reading the threads about the H1-B's being deported.
i just want to say that when you write your opinion, please be clear and specific.
please remember there may be some layman / simple guys who don't understand the short terms or short messaging words etc.
besides, what has prompted me to write is that one of the threads wrote that the H1-b's could return to india or bangalore ----, sorry these are not two differnt places, thay are part of each other.
Please don't write in haste and please be informed about what you are writing. the information that you broadcast may be misleading to someone.
Please excuse me since i am a little impared while i am writing this opinion of myself on a sunday night,
thanks
rapidrash
There was a program in the 90's called national interest waiver, that would waive the labor certification process. That saved me lot of time from H1B to GC. Not sure if its still there. Check it out. There is a list of professions that are considered as national interest.
KM
