Legal immigration should be straightforward for MS/PhD students in 2022.
To enhance your concentration on scholarly work, here are 6 ways to become a permanent resident (PR) in the United States.
Some are self-sponsored: no employer or marriage needed.
A short thread
To enhance your concentration on scholarly work, here are 6 ways to become a permanent resident (PR) in the United States.
Some are self-sponsored: no employer or marriage needed.
A short thread
1. Family-based
The most-common path to permanent residency in the U.S.
Straightforward. A citizen sponsors you- as a spouse, or as their child, or sibling.
A lawful permanent resident (aka green card holder) can sponsor you as a spouse.
The most-common path to permanent residency in the U.S.
Straightforward. A citizen sponsors you- as a spouse, or as their child, or sibling.
A lawful permanent resident (aka green card holder) can sponsor you as a spouse.
2. Employment-based immigration
Find an employer to sponsor your PR. Typically, you'd have to begin work with an H-1b work visa with the employer before transitioning to PR status.
For this to happen, employers must prove that no US worker is available to fill the position.
Find an employer to sponsor your PR. Typically, you'd have to begin work with an H-1b work visa with the employer before transitioning to PR status.
For this to happen, employers must prove that no US worker is available to fill the position.
This lengthy and costly process is called PERM labor certification. Big companies do not mind sponsoring H1bs, but H1b applications substantially exceed the maximum # that the government allows per year. Hence, it is administered in a lottery system (except for academia).
Here is a site that tracks the biggest H-1b employers in the United States. You may search your favorite company and see if they sponsor H-1bs and the approved # each year.
h1bgrader.com
h1bgrader.com
3. File PR under the EB-1 category.
This is reserved for persons with extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics, (EB-1A, aka Einstein's visa), or outstanding professors and researchers (EB-1B)
EB-1A is self-sponsored
EB-1B needs an employer
This is reserved for persons with extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics, (EB-1A, aka Einstein's visa), or outstanding professors and researchers (EB-1B)
EB-1A is self-sponsored
EB-1B needs an employer
Qualification under both categories gives you and your family access to green cards straight away!
As a Non-STEM student in the U.S, our Senior Partner- Dr. Muzata (@ChundaSombo), self-sponsored herself for PR under the EB-1A category and got it before her PhD graduation.
As a Non-STEM student in the U.S, our Senior Partner- Dr. Muzata (@ChundaSombo), self-sponsored herself for PR under the EB-1A category and got it before her PhD graduation.
She is developing a comprehensive resource that will teach us HOW TO BUILD EVIDENCE for PR success under this category as a non-STEM student/Postdoc, with all document prep.
Pre-register here to get notified: bit.ly/3F1AVwh
Pre-register here to get notified: bit.ly/3F1AVwh
4. File for PR under the EB-2 category
Reserved for persons with exceptional ability in the sciences, arts, and business, and/or professionals with an advanced degree.
Typically, a job offer and the PERM labor certification are required, but you can request a waiver...
Reserved for persons with exceptional ability in the sciences, arts, and business, and/or professionals with an advanced degree.
Typically, a job offer and the PERM labor certification are required, but you can request a waiver...
...of this process through the National Interest Waiver (NIW) application.
Hence, PR through the EB2-NIW is self-sponsored: no job offer or employer sponsorship is needed (just like the EB-1A category above).
But you've got to PLAN for it!
Hence, PR through the EB2-NIW is self-sponsored: no job offer or employer sponsorship is needed (just like the EB-1A category above).
But you've got to PLAN for it!
Our P. Partner, Dr. Ojo (@DrJideOjo) got the EB2-NIW as an F-1 student.
He developed a comprehensive resource to teach how to strategize for this PR path as a STEM student/Postdoc, with all the docs/templates needed.
To get a head start, begin here: bit.ly/3F798KR
He developed a comprehensive resource to teach how to strategize for this PR path as a STEM student/Postdoc, with all the docs/templates needed.
To get a head start, begin here: bit.ly/3F798KR
5. Become a Refugee or an Asylee
A refugee is granted refugee status while still outside the United States; an asylum seeker is granted asylee status after entering the country or while seeking admission at a port of entry.
Difficult to attain but you get PR status after 1 year
A refugee is granted refugee status while still outside the United States; an asylum seeker is granted asylee status after entering the country or while seeking admission at a port of entry.
Difficult to attain but you get PR status after 1 year
6. The Diversity Visa Lottery
With only 50,000 visas available and an average of 15 million applicants each year, the chance of winning this lottery is well below 1%.
Feeling lucky?
With only 50,000 visas available and an average of 15 million applicants each year, the chance of winning this lottery is well below 1%.
Feeling lucky?
These are some of the realistic ways of becoming a PR (as a scholar) so that you can continue your development peacefully in this great country.
Weekends are for tweets on #PRforScholars #PRforUSScholars on this platform. So follow @bestman_academy and on Youtube (link in bio).
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We teach how to build evidence for the self-sponsored PR paths (EB-1A/EB2-NIW) in the U.S. based on our personal success and acquired experience as STEM and Non-STEM scholars, to make them easier and cheaper for you to attain.
Feel free to DYOR and consult your attorney.
Feel free to DYOR and consult your attorney.
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