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Does a MS from US help in getting green card?

• filoleg 7y ago
  Yes, because H1B applications for those with advanced degrees (which includes MS) are in a higher priority pool than those with just BS, so their application gets processed much faster. US essentially has an H1B visa quota of 85k per year, with 65k being the regular pool and 20k being the advanced degree pool. It is always advantageous to file for the advanced pool if you can, because if the quota for the advanced degrees got filled for the year, the spillover people (i.e., the ones with advanced degrees who didn't get their visa approved yet) get put in the regular pool for that specific year.
  • woodson 7y ago
    Wrong: There is no advanced degree pool. There is a "has a degree from some U.S. tertiary institution" pool. Doesn't matter how many Ph.D.s awarded by top universities in the rest of the world one has.
    • mikeyouse 7y ago
      Random website, but just an example since many refer to the "Advanced Degree Annual Cap" as a separate pool from the normal H1B: https://redbus2us.com/all-about-h1b-visa-cap-basics-regular-vs-masters-quotas-calculations-lottery/ https://redbus2us.com/all-about-h1b-visa-cap-basics-regular-...
      • woodson 7y ago
        From your linked site: “A person who has obtained a U.S. Master’s degree or higher qualifies for this cap quota.” A foreign advanced degree doesn’t qualify.
        • mikeyouse 7y ago
          Oops, mea culpa, read OP as disputing whether there was any preference for advanced degree, not whether only US ones counted.