I received an offer from FAANG! However, I have 2 years left until my H1B maxout and I would need to restart GC from scratch (currently submitted PERM). Is joining a new firm with only 2yrs left too risky given the current delay? ROW

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I am in the same boat! Got an offer from Amazon and I am taking it. I think 2 years is safe enough

Oh! Ok I thought that since Fragomen did my h1b, they would be the ones doing my gc process as well.

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