meti_alb Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 I have been with the same company for more than 5 years. I started as "Web Developer" while on OPT, was approved the H1B (twice), and was recently (before reaching 5 years) promoted to "Lead Web Developer". The company has offered to sponsor GC and I was just wondering whether I could file under EB2. While researching in this forum and other ones, I noticed that it can be done if the new position is 50%+ different from the one where the experience was gained. How is this percentage defined? Do you have any suggestions on how to make it work? I wish not to change employer, and also by being able to use the 5 years of experience, I am thinking it would be easier to make the recruitment smoother. Thank you in advance. Link to comment
meti_alb Posted May 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 Any feedback on this?! Link to comment
JoeF Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 The GC position has to genuinely be at least 50% different from your current position. This can't just be a change on paper. Does the employer have a lawyer? If not, they should get one. A good immigration lawyer knows how this works. Link to comment
jairichi Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 I would suggest you to talk to your employer's attorney who will be initiating your GC process. They would have a clear cut idea about whether your experience with current employer could be used to file GC under EB2 category. Link to comment
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