I went through the EB-1 process and finally got my GC. I applied in my 6th year of working in industry. The work done towards your PhD counts as work experienc

I went through the EB-1 process and finally got my GC. I applied in my 6th year of working in industry. The work done towards your PhD counts as work experience, if I remember correctly. A couple of people I know applied in their second year in the industry.