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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
by white 19y ago
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 faster, but I had to reschedule fingerprint exams for 2 or 3 months, being out of the country. My lawyers were pretty expensive, but they are much worth it. :) I have MS of CS from foreign university. It was evaluated to the Master Degree. I also have a bunch of certificates, but I don't think they play any difference.
Originally coming on H1B for two years and H2 for the rest of the family, I didn't have to prolong it and I also didn't use advance parole and work authorization (although, my lawyers made them for me).
I'm working for a pretty small company (less then 20 employees). My original position was not anything special, a regular IT fit, so I don't think it matters.
I have spent a lot of time learning the whole process and one of the most important concerns is the lawyers. They can help or they can kill.
Feel free to drop me a message to w at qwe3 dot com if you have any more questions.
P.S. I have a friend in SF waiting for his EBGC for almost 6 years now. Nothing, yet.
- seshagiri 19y agoCould 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?
- white 19y agoWell, 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/ http://usworkvisa.com/. You can contact me personally and I can provide a reference. They are based in Los Angeles.
- tomh 19y ago+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/ 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.
- white 19y agoMy congrats. Case transfer between states often leads to unexpected delays. Actually, it's one of the most popular reasons to get your case delayed for years - it's being simply lost.
- raju 19y agoHi White. I just mailed you regarding some questions I had. I hope thats Ok. My email address is in my profile. Thanks!