Is the American I 140 visa (foreigner's extraordinary ability) a permanent green card? How many days must I live in the United States every year after getting a green card?

I- 140 is a permanent green card. In general, you need to stay in the United States for more than half a year, otherwise you may be refused a visa or cancel your green card when you enter the United States.

According to American immigration law, there are 140000 professional immigration places every year. This 140000 quota is allocated to five priority categories respectively. All professional immigration applications require applicants to submit I- 140 immigration application form to the Immigration Bureau.

According to American immigration law, professional immigrants are divided into five categories: the first category is people with outstanding talents, the second category is professionals and people with special talents, the third category is professionals, skilled workers and unskilled workers, the fourth category is special immigrants, and the fifth category is investment immigrants who create employment opportunities.

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The submission of I- 140 indicates the beginning of foreigners or American employers expressing their intention to emigrate to the US government. Only when the Immigration Bureau approves the I- 140 immigration application form can it show that the US government agrees that foreigners will immigrate to the United States (although it does not mean that foreigners will eventually obtain green card status).

The I- 140 form submitted to the top priority distinguished professors and researchers (EB 1B) or top priority managers of multinational companies (EB 1C) shows that foreigners basically meet the immigration conditions and are supported by employers.

I- 140 application for the second priority of PERM and I- 140 application for the third priority of PERM first show that they have been approved by the federal labor department of the United States, that is, they have been approved by PERM labor paper. Secondly, it means that their employers are willing to support immigration applications.

If the I- 140 signed by the employer is approved, the foreigner must leave the employer for some reason, and the foreigner must resubmit the green card application through the new employer, but the foreigner can take the priority date on the earlier I- 140 approval. Therefore, getting the approval of I- 140 as soon as possible will help to get the green card as soon as possible.

If the I- 140 form is signed by the employer of an American company, then the entire immigration application is the application of the employer of an American company. Foreign employees can't quit their jobs at will and leave the employer who submitted the application within a certain period of time (whether they have a green card or not). If you have to leave your employer, you'd better wait until I- 140 is approved.

The I- 140 form also plays an important role, which is to help foreign employees retain their extension qualification after the expiration of six years (the longest period of H-1b is generally only six years). Therefore, if there is not much time left in H- 1B for six years and you don't plan to return to China soon, you should be prepared to submit the application for I- 140 as soon as possible, so as to retain the qualification to continue working in the United States.

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