Tw

Hello, hope someone can advise....
I am on an L1-B (inter-company transfer) visa from the UK. My employer
is unwilling to file for a green card for at least another 12 months,
at the time that the 3 year L1-B is due to expire. At this time they
will ask for an extension whilst applying for the green card.
I think that I can get other (US) employers interested but is it a
simple matter for them to get me another type of visa and then green
card ?
I have a BSc and specialist knowledge in the field in which I work.
Any advice on how I might be able to stay 9and hopefully get a green
card) with another employer would be useful. I am here with my partner
who is also from the Uk and our daughter who was born in the US
recently and therefore has a US passport.
Thanks

Ivonne

Like your present employer, the other company will have to file for a work status for you. This may be H1B. The step from H1B to GC or from L1-B to GC is the same (i believe). So where is the difference, if you present employer files for you (even if it will be only in 12 months) or a new employer? With a new employer, how can you be sure, that he will file GC for you after you startet working for him?

Tw

Thanks for the note Ivonne,
It's all about time (and trust) really. With present employer I
definately have to wait another 12 months before a visa extension (and
then green card) is applied for. I was thinking that a US employer
could get an H1-B relatively quickly (months) and go for a green card
soon after. My concern is whether or not my present employer would
learn of an application by another company ?

Ivonne wrote in message news:...
    > Originally posted by Tw
    > > Hello, hope someone can advise....
    > > I am on an L1-B (inter-company transfer) visa from the UK. My employer
    > > is unwilling to file for a green card for at least another 12 months,
    > > at the time that the 3 year L1-B is due to expire. At this time they
    > > will ask for an extension whilst applying for the green card.
    > > I think that I can get other (US) employers interested but is it a
    > > simple matter for them to get me another type of visa and then green
    > > card ?
    > > I have a BSc and specialist knowledge in the field in which I work.
    > > Any advice on how I might be able to stay 9and hopefully get a green
    > > card) with another employer would be useful. I am here with my partner
    > > who is also from the Uk and our daughter who was born in the US
    > > recently and therefore has a US passport.
    > > Thanks
    >
    > Like your present employer, the other company will have to file for a
    > work status for you. This may be H1B. The step from H1B to GC or from
    > L1-B to GC is the same (i believe). So where is the difference, if you
    > present employer files for you (even if it will be only in 12 months) or
    > a new employer? With a new employer, how can you be sure, that he will
    > file GC for you after you startet working for him?

Ivonne

OK, I understand, you wanna do it as quick as possible. But why is that so important to you (if I may ask?) I mean, if a new employer files for the GC in, say, 6 months, or the present employer takes his time and applies in 1 or two years...Until then, you'd still live here and be in status...So, in both cases, you would continue to live here...

Well, i don't know why your present employer should learn about a possible BCIS Application from another employer. You don't need to tell him.

Tw

Is important because I would like to buy a house here. The property
market isn't standing still and the sooner I have a GC the sooner I
can do it. At present I understand that I have to put something like a
40% deposit down to do this on an L1B visa (anyone know any different
??). Without a GC I have absolutely no security if my present employer
should decide to bring me back to the UK and would have to sell,
potentially losing lots of money. Hope is that with a new employer I
could get a contractual obligation for GC application and then can get
on the 'ladder' with some security.

Ivonne wrote in message news:...
    > OK, I understand, you wanna do it as quick as possible. But why is that
    > so important to you (if I may ask?) I mean, if a new employer files for
    > the GC in, say, 6 months, or the present employer takes his time and
    > applies in 1 or two years...Until then, you'd still live here and be in
    > status...So, in both cases, you would continue to live here...
    >
    > Well, i don't know why your present employer should learn about a
    > possible BCIS Application from another employer. You don't need
    > to tell him.

Ivonne

Buying a house has nothing to do with your visa status. And you don't have to put 40% down. Many of my husbands coworkers bought a house after one year, they are still on their nonimmigrant visa (H1B, L1 whatever) and they put down between 10-20 %
No GC necessary...
Of course, I understand that you still would like to get a GC as fast as possible. Good luck!

J. J. Farrell

"TW" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Is important because I would like to buy a house here. The property
    > market isn't standing still and the sooner I have a GC the sooner I
    > can do it. At present I understand that I have to put something like a
    > 40% deposit down to do this on an L1B visa (anyone know any different
    > ??). Without a GC I have absolutely no security if my present employer
    > should decide to bring me back to the UK and would have to sell,
    > potentially losing lots of money. Hope is that with a new employer I
    > could get a contractual obligation for GC application and then can get
    > on the 'ladder' with some security.

It may be a little more difficult to get a mortgage without a
Green Card, and you may not get the very best of rates,
but plenty of people do it and don't need anything like a
40% deposit. A decent mortgage broker should be able
to find you something reasonable without much trouble.

Tw

Thanks all for the advice. I did check with 2 or 3 brokers before
giving up. I'll try others now that I know it is possible without such
a big deposit.
Thanks once again - a great forum and glad I posted.

"J. J. Farrell" wrote in message news:...
    > "TW" wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > >
    > > Is important because I would like to buy a house here. The property
    > > market isn't standing still and the sooner I have a GC the sooner I
    > > can do it. At present I understand that I have to put something like a
    > > 40% deposit down to do this on an L1B visa (anyone know any different
    > > ??). Without a GC I have absolutely no security if my present employer
    > > should decide to bring me back to the UK and would have to sell,
    > > potentially losing lots of money. Hope is that with a new employer I
    > > could get a contractual obligation for GC application and then can get
    > > on the 'ladder' with some security.
    >
    > It may be a little more difficult to get a mortgage without a
    > Green Card, and you may not get the very best of rates,
    > but plenty of people do it and don't need anything like a
    > 40% deposit. A decent mortgage broker should be able
    > to find you something reasonable without much trouble.