Immigration Bill: Question about STEM graduates

[raj7128]

Hi Everyone, 

    I have question on following points of the new immigration bill .

 

• The bill then allocates 40 percent of the worldwide level of employment-based visas to :
  • members of the professions holding advanced degrees or their equivalent whose services are sought in the sciences, arts, professions, or business by an employer in the United States (including certain aliens with foreign medical degrees) and 
  • aliens who have earned a master’s degree or higher in a field of science, technology, engineering or mathematics from an accredited U.S. institution of higher education and have an offer of employment in a related field and the qualifying degree was earned in the five years immediately before the petition was filed. (Which petition is it referring to? Does it refer to H1 petition or Labor File Date? I have graduated with STEM degree in May-2007 and I got my first H1 In January-2010. Then I changed my employer and got this H1 in SEP-2011. The same employer has filed my GC and my priority Date is August-2012. Can some one please tell me if I'll fit into the 5 years clause?)

  Also what is the difference between first point and second point?

 

Thanks

Sunny

 

  

[t75]

Don't count your chickens yet. The bill is a proposal. Until it is passed and in the final form, no one can give reliable advice.

[cap-gap]

that was one of the many ridiculous stipulates for legals in the CIR..

 

I believe they proposed and amendment to remove it and it was approved..

 

otherwise, no...you would not meet that 5 yr requirement..