GC processing time
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GC processing time
Hi there,
Does anybody know about current processing times to obtain the GC? As far as I understand, once you get in the country with H1B, if you want permanent residency, you apply for I140 and then for I485? Once you have the I485 approved (how log does it take?) it's just a matter of around 6 months to get your GC? Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Also, is there any factor to speed up this process? I mean, does the state in which you are have any influence on the speed of the process? The kind of employer? Can certain companies make your life a missery while you wait for the GC? (Are big ones better than small? Is academia better than industry?)
Also I heard that by Spring 2005 the government was going to apply some new system to speed up the process. I'm not very sure what it was about. Does anybody know something about it?
I'd really appreciate any comments. Thanks a lot.
Does anybody know about current processing times to obtain the GC? As far as I understand, once you get in the country with H1B, if you want permanent residency, you apply for I140 and then for I485? Once you have the I485 approved (how log does it take?) it's just a matter of around 6 months to get your GC? Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Also, is there any factor to speed up this process? I mean, does the state in which you are have any influence on the speed of the process? The kind of employer? Can certain companies make your life a missery while you wait for the GC? (Are big ones better than small? Is academia better than industry?)
Also I heard that by Spring 2005 the government was going to apply some new system to speed up the process. I'm not very sure what it was about. Does anybody know something about it?
I'd really appreciate any comments. Thanks a lot.
#2
Re: GC processing time
Originally Posted by kvnpatriot
Hi there,
Does anybody know about current processing times to obtain the GC? As far as I understand, once you get in the country with H1B, if you want permanent residency, you apply for I140 and then for I485? Once you have the I485 approved (how log does it take?) it's just a matter of around 6 months to get your GC? Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Also, is there any factor to speed up this process? I mean, does the state in which you are have any influence on the speed of the process? The kind of employer? Can certain companies make your life a missery while you wait for the GC? (Are big ones better than small? Is academia better than industry?)
Also I heard that by Spring 2005 the government was going to apply some new system to speed up the process. I'm not very sure what it was about. Does anybody know something about it?
I'd really appreciate any comments. Thanks a lot.
Does anybody know about current processing times to obtain the GC? As far as I understand, once you get in the country with H1B, if you want permanent residency, you apply for I140 and then for I485? Once you have the I485 approved (how log does it take?) it's just a matter of around 6 months to get your GC? Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Also, is there any factor to speed up this process? I mean, does the state in which you are have any influence on the speed of the process? The kind of employer? Can certain companies make your life a missery while you wait for the GC? (Are big ones better than small? Is academia better than industry?)
Also I heard that by Spring 2005 the government was going to apply some new system to speed up the process. I'm not very sure what it was about. Does anybody know something about it?
I'd really appreciate any comments. Thanks a lot.
The first thing that has to be done, is Labor Certification. This is the thing which was changed in March 2005 to speed up the process and is called PERM. They say it should get approved within 60 days, but it takes 3-6 months to get the job advertised and the application ready before hand.
Anyone who applied before the new system came in has a wait of years to be approved. Once the LC is approved then the I140 is sent in.
Here's the problem, it depends which EB catagory you come under as to how long you have to wait after that. Look here
If you come under the EB3 visa, then you will have a long wait, as no visas are available at the moment. They are only available at the moment to people with a priority date of April 2001. The priority date is the date your Labor certifcation application is sent in.
For more detailed answers, try posting in the immigration areas, that's what they're for.
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Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 197
Re: GC processing time
Originally Posted by ladyofthelake
This is like answering how long is a piece of string?
The first thing that has to be done, is Labor Certification. This is the thing which was changed in March 2005 to speed up the process and is called PERM. They say it should get approved within 60 days, but it takes 3-6 months to get the job advertised and the application ready before hand.
Anyone who applied before the new system came in has a wait of years to be approved. Once the LC is approved then the I140 is sent in.
Here's the problem, it depends which EB catagory you come under as to how long you have to wait after that. Look here
If you come under the EB3 visa, then you will have a long wait, as no visas are available at the moment. They are only available at the moment to people with a priority date of April 2001. The priority date is the date your Labor certifcation application is sent in.
For more detailed answers, try posting in the immigration areas, that's what they're for.
The first thing that has to be done, is Labor Certification. This is the thing which was changed in March 2005 to speed up the process and is called PERM. They say it should get approved within 60 days, but it takes 3-6 months to get the job advertised and the application ready before hand.
Anyone who applied before the new system came in has a wait of years to be approved. Once the LC is approved then the I140 is sent in.
Here's the problem, it depends which EB catagory you come under as to how long you have to wait after that. Look here
If you come under the EB3 visa, then you will have a long wait, as no visas are available at the moment. They are only available at the moment to people with a priority date of April 2001. The priority date is the date your Labor certifcation application is sent in.
For more detailed answers, try posting in the immigration areas, that's what they're for.
#4
Re: GC processing time
There's a immigration forum, which is much better equipped to answer your questions, so either post there, or I could move this if you prefer.
But either way, there's no short answer, and with out more info like where you are etc, there ain't much people can say.
But either way, there's no short answer, and with out more info like where you are etc, there ain't much people can say.