December 20, 2011 at 6:57 am | FAQ, H1B
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Question:
I am interested in applying for Green Card. I graduated from university of Athens, school of medicine. I did my PhD at the same institution (degree expected in early 2012), I have 6 publications and 3 under review, 60 presentations in national and international meetings, currently working in the USA (Boston, MA) on H1b visa, I also received 6 first awards in Greece and I have 2 scholarships.
Q1:
What do you think my chances are?
Answer:
Your resume looks strong. A well prepared petition will have a good chance. The right category (EB1a or NIW) depends on your research/work area and your overall evidence.
Q2:
Can you guide me through the process?
Answer:
The green card for PhDs website has a self-petition packet that has example petitions. Several people have successfully used these to build their petitions. We help by answering questions which petitioners have.
Q3:
How long it will take in case it is approved?
Answer:
GC has two main applications, i-140 and i-485. Generally the first one is quicker. You can find the overall time it takes in the USCIS processing schedules website. This depends on the category you apply to and the country of your origin.
Detailed answers to your questions and most commonly asked questions can be found in pdf format at the link.
Sincerely
Green card for Phd Team
Disclaimer:
The contents in this web site are only for your information and are not intended to be legal advice.
December 15, 2011 at 6:52 am | EB1A, FAQ
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Question:
I need some information to apply for EB1 visa. My husband is an Indian completed his PhD in life science (Biology) from one of the German universities. Now he got an offer to join as a Postdoctoral researcher in New York. Is it possible for him to apply for an EB1 (I guess EB1-2 for researcher or professor)? Please inform me regarding this. If he is eligible for EB1 visa, please inform me how we can proceed with this.
Answer:
If he plans to self-petition either EB1a (extraordinary ability) or EB2-(NIW) are the right categories. He can view the USCIS criteria for these categories to see if he has the requisite evidence. The following e-book has commonly asked questions on the application process.
Also example petitions (for example see the link) can be useful in making a petition and several other right decisions.
Sincerely
Green card for Phd Team
Disclaimer:
The contents in this web site are only for your information and are not intended to be legal advice.
June 20, 2009 at 10:27 am | FAQ
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Question:
I did my Masters in USA and after gaining some professional experience I am now thinking to do PhD. I never know that a PhD student will be having a edge in getting Green Card until I saw your detailed explanation in the site. Now after reading the brief explanation which you have provided in your site, it flashed in my mind to know whether I will be having enough credentials to apply for green card once Iam done with my PhD. I am planning to do PhD in the field of Management Information Systems. I came to know that it doesnt fall into the category of STEM Degrees. I heard a rumour that only those degrees which fall into the category of STEM are eligible for green card processing. Is that true? Its not that I am going to do PhD just for the sake of getting green card. Since there is an option to apply for green card, I just wanted to know whether the degree in which I am planning to do my PhD is qualified enough for the green card processing.
Answer
It is certainly not true that EB1A or EB2-NIW require the applicant to have a STEM degree. In fact people without a PhD degree can also apply in EB2-NIW as long as they can justify their work under NIW criteria set by USCIS. We suggest you read the USCIS criteria (present else where on our site) for both EB1A and EB2-NIW.
That said, we do not have petition experience with a non-STEM cases. However, the approach behind either STEM or non-STEM petition is not different. One could use a STEM application as an example to build a strong non-STEM case as long they know that their main goal is to satisfy USCIS criteria and present this coherently to the examiner in the petition.
In general, the EB1 category has a sub category “Multinational managers or Executive”. However unlike EB1A (extraordinary ability category), this requires a sponsorship.
best of luck
Sincerely
Green card for Phd Team
Disclaimer:
The contents in this web site are only for your information and are not intended to be legal advice.