Visa type for university job offer.

[vegi_tiger]

Dear Folks,

I have received a job offer from a prestigious university in Texas. The nature of the job is permanent. I have completed my masters in US in may 2007 and worked on H1B till April 2009. After I resigned, my visa has been canceled(of course) and I went back to India. My questions are following.

1) What category of visa the university would file under?

2) How long before I can file for permanent residence status?

3) How long before my wife be able to work?(I guess when I do file for permanent residency, it would be for both of us. So this question might be related to question no. 2)

I know I may be asking too early about permanent residency filing, but I need to evaluate offers from other countries also, so I may be able to reach my decision.

Cheers and thanks in advance

[pontevecchio]

1. Possibly H1

2. Are they going to file for you? That is the question. Ask your potential boss directly.

3. She can get a H1 sponsor and start after October or a non cap subject H1 with any sponsor on approval.

[JoeF]

That's presumably an H1. Your spouse would get an H4, which doesn't allow working.

As for GC, that depends entirely on the employer. You would have to ask them.