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How long did your U.S. green card take?

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Re: How long did your U.S. green card take?

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Post by designtofly »

hollerith wrote: post #9

assuming you aren't taking advantage of corrupt government employees Bribery happens here less often than you probably think. I have lived in the US for 47 years and never has anyone confided in me that they bribed an employee of the US government although of course I have read about bribery in the newspapers. The Feds pay their employees enough to live comfortably, and an employee never knows whether someone offerin…

There's more than one way to be corrupt.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/21/nyregion/21immigrant.html?...

Re: How long did your U.S. green card take?

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Post by seshagiri »

white wrote: post #4

Good lawyers help. What also matters is what group are you fitting into. Having a diploma which is evaluated to Master Degree of American university speeds up a process significantly. Process with Bachelor Degree is pretty slow. There is also an extra quota for those who have American education. And the process is much faster for those ones. My EBGC process took about 20 months for the whole family. It could be faste…

Could you please share the name of the lawyers you approached. You are quite true that the lawyers can make or kill it. The application process will be at least half the trouble if you have a good lawyer representing you. Also, I have heard the lawyer fee can run up to $10K. Is this true?

Re: How long did your U.S. green card take?

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Post by vbrhjajcn »

I came here in 2001 to join Microsoft on H1. Worked there for almost 4 years, then got fed up and left. Joined a small company in Los Angeles, transferred my H1 there. My GC process was restarted. Finally received my green card in the end of the last year. It took me almost 7 years. I have MS in Economics and PhD in CS from foreign universities.

Re: How long did your U.S. green card take?

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Post by davidw »

john_gunther wrote: post #3

Your mileage for responses will be higher if you post in an immigration forum/newsgroup.

Looks like he's getting some very useful responses right here. I'm amazed at all the shit the US foists off on these people, and am nervous the authorities are going to be a big hassle for my wife if we ever move back there.

Re: How long did your U.S. green card take?

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Post by white »

seshagiri wrote: post #12
white wrote: post #4

Good lawyers help. What also matters is what group are you fitting into. Having a diploma which is evaluated to Master Degree of American university speeds up a process significantly. Process with Bachelor Degree is pretty slow. There is also an extra quota for those who have American education. And the process is much faster for those ones. My EBGC process took about 20 months for the whole family. It could be faste…

Could you please share the name of the lawyers you approached. You are quite true that the lawyers can make or kill it. The application process will be at least half the trouble if you have a good lawyer representing you. Also, I have heard the lawyer fee can run up to $10K. Is this true?

Well, speaking about the lawyers fees, the sky is the limit. ;) I know typically a good and expensive lawyer firm can charge around $15K for the family of three (well, this includes the official payments for the process, but doesn't include the medical exam and a few more minor fees). You can always negotiate though.

I've been working with David Fullmer from Ivener & Fullmer, LLP. The web site is http://usworkvisa.com/. You can contact me personally and I can provide a reference. They are based in Los Angeles.

Re: How long did your U.S. green card take?

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Post by raju »

white wrote: post #4

Good lawyers help. What also matters is what group are you fitting into. Having a diploma which is evaluated to Master Degree of American university speeds up a process significantly. Process with Bachelor Degree is pretty slow. There is also an extra quota for those who have American education. And the process is much faster for those ones. My EBGC process took about 20 months for the whole family. It could be faste…

Hi White. I just mailed you regarding some questions I had. I hope thats Ok. My email address is in my profile. Thanks!

Re: How long did your U.S. green card take?

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Post by tomh »

seshagiri wrote: post #12
white wrote: post #4

Good lawyers help. What also matters is what group are you fitting into. Having a diploma which is evaluated to Master Degree of American university speeds up a process significantly. Process with Bachelor Degree is pretty slow. There is also an extra quota for those who have American education. And the process is much faster for those ones. My EBGC process took about 20 months for the whole family. It could be faste…

Could you please share the name of the lawyers you approached. You are quite true that the lawyers can make or kill it. The application process will be at least half the trouble if you have a good lawyer representing you. Also, I have heard the lawyer fee can run up to $10K. Is this true?

+1 to the comment about good lawyers making or breaking; my wife went with Paul Parsons located in Austin, TX - http://www.immigrate-usa.com/ - paid less than $10k (though it was not an EC1/2 case), and got a green card in less than 2 years time, despite moving to another state during this process and having to transfer the case. We consider ourselves lucky to have worked with him and his team.

Re: How long did your U.S. green card take?

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Post by watmough »

I came over from UK on a L1-B, with a big oil company.

About 98 or so, the process was started and I got my GC in June 2001. The lawyers were Amdur and Amdur in Houston who were great to work with. I have no idea of the cost though I imagine it probably ran to 10 or 20 k.

I was lucky, as many companies shut down the process in the recession that started around then.

I also have a masters from University of Aberdeen, which was accredited as equivalent to a US masters degree. I'm sure that helped.

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