After getting GC, how long one has to wait before exiting the firm that sponsored your GC? It has been a long wait already and now someone is saying wait 6 months else USCIS May raise eyebrows that it was not a bonafide job offer

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There’s no need to wait. Look, everyone will have different risk profiles and some will want to be conservative and wait 6 months to switch. But that’s not a legal requirement (also switching after 7-8 months doesn’t make it *less* suspicious).

Remember, if you do go for naturalization, then you should be prepared to answer all questions, including your legitimate reason for switching to another job that matched your skill sets, and demonstrate that you didn’t just use the employment GC as a back door immigration option.

If you find a job that you want, go for it.

Right. I meant, if you immigrate on a specialized visa (H1/L1) and then quit and flip burgers at McD, they might look into that a bit more.

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