Advantages of NIW over PERM

[baidurja]

Hello,

 

My employer is filing my EB2-PERM application, and I am currently eligible for EB2-NIW (but not yet for EB1-B according to the lawyers). Assuming EB2-NIW and PERM I140s get approved, what can be the advantages of filing the NIW ? From what I understand, the only advantage may be that if I change jobs, my new employer does not have to file another PERM application.

 

Thank you. 

[JoeF]

What makes you think you would qualify for NIW?

Your work would have to be in the national interest of the US (that''s what NIW means, National Interest Waiver.)

That means your work would have to be important research or development on the level of the Linux OS (Linus Torvalds, the main guy behind Linux, got his GC through NIW.)

Is your work on that level?

[jairichi]

The only advantage is if you change employer and current employer revokes I-140 you can move ahead with EB2- NIW.