Is the green card in America a visa?

Hello! Having a work visa in the United States does not mean having a green card. For foreigners, a green card is like a pass to cross the bridge. On the other side are free job choices, equal employment opportunities and unimpeded access to the United States. Although some people do not intend to develop in the United States for a long time, the rising employment threshold makes the green card stand out. It is said that many companies automatically screen out the resumes of non-green card and non-citizen applicants. Therefore, the green card is inseparable from employment opportunities and freedom of choosing a job.

First of all, as soon as some companies hear that they need to apply for the status of American green card holders, such as H- 1 B work visa, they balk at it, and they are also worried that the long-term employment will be affected because of the identity problem. Secondly, when someone wants to fire his boss, how can he apply for a work visa without the guarantee of the next employer? In the worst case, when you have to leave, the first thing that comes to mind is not income, but identity. What should I do? Even if the employer guarantees a work visa or even a green card, some unfair treatment should be "tolerated". For example, on the Friday before Easter, others can rest, but you are asked to work overtime; Colleagues get a raise, but you haven't seen the boss's olive branch for a long time

The best identity to apply for a green card in the United States is a work visa such as H- 1, O- 1, L- 1, E 1/2, because the immigration law allows "double intentions". Although F- 1 and J- 1 can also apply for green cards in the United States, the fact that they applied for green cards when leaving the country may lead immigration officials to determine that they have "immigration tendency". If you don't plan to go abroad for a while, you can change to work visas such as H- 1 and O- 1 in a short time.

H- 1B work visa is valid for 6 years, and the best time to apply for a green card is before the end of the fifth year. As long as the first step of green card application and I- 140 application are submitted, H- 1 B can still extend the time limit for more than 6 years even if I-485 cannot submit identity adjustment due to overdue. If the green card application is submitted in the sixth year, the application of I- 140 must be approved in this year, and H- 1 B can be extended after more than six years. Therefore, people in the H- 1 B state need to make plans early.

There are basically two ways to apply for a green card in the United States: professional immigration and relative immigration. Due to the limited innate conditions of relative migration, most international students still apply for green cards through the first type Eb 1, the second type Eb2 and the third type Eb3. For people born in Chinese mainland and India, except for the first type of Eb 1, there is no scheduling restriction at present, and the other two types of applications can only be adjusted after scheduling. Therefore, Eb 1 has become the first choice for most highly educated researchers. However, the high standard and relatively low pass rate of Eb 1 make this kind of application face challenges. When challenges and opportunities coexist, it is wise to reserve a good way out. If you have the conditions to apply for Eb 1 and submit the NIW application for the second type of professional immigrants at the same time, it is double insurance. In addition, NIW's application can extend the six-year validity of H- 1 B, and the green card is scheduled according to the place of birth rather than nationality. Therefore, for people born in Hongkong, Taiwan Province, Singapore, Malaysia and other regions and countries, NIW application with high pass rate and no employer's guarantee is the best choice.