Deloitte started my green card process in 2019. Went through prevailing wage last September, then they paused the process I guess due to covid and political reasons. I checked last month and it’s still on a pause. My 6 year H1B is up in 2023. Any suggestions on what to do next or anyone know how long the pause usually last? I am from China mainland. Thank you

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You should be fine. It generally takes a year from your current stage to an I-140 approval even faster with a premium processing for I-140.

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You have more than enough time. They’ll wait about a year after they do a lay off before resuming perm. So they’ll prob pick up your process in the next few months. The next step is recruiting, which takes just about two months, then filing PERM, which is another 4-5 month. Then I-140 is two weeks if you are willing to pay PP. once you get that you’ll be fine

Thank you :) too bad after I-140, the wait for priority time is like 2-3 years

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