Thats why I use "could" in my post. As mentioned by another poster, you can switch jobs if the EB category stays the same. In that sense, you do have to wait

Thats why I use "could" in my post. As mentioned by another poster, you can switch jobs if the EB category stays the same. In that sense, you do have to wait for the "right-enough" job, where they employer is willing to agree to you categorize you in EB2 or EB1 if you have a PHd. In addition, companies/lawyers take their sweet time preparing paperwork. Which means: PERM application in process? Can't switch jobs from 3 months to a year or more. My PERM took > 1 year to be approved. Others I know took more time. A H1 transfer or PERM can also be autited for no good reason, and waste time for people. An audit will discourage people from switching. I140 in process? Should I switch and waste time invested in PERM? You can technically switch, but there is plenty of FUD to give people second thoughts.