Got laid off from Meta today. My H1B will be withdrawn soon, still no PERM filed, and honestly I have no idea what to do next.
I have a $300k offer on the table, but the immigration situation is making everything complicated and stressful.
Serious question: how do people even find someone for GC marriage? Agencies? Communities? I genuinely don’t know where to start.
Would appreciate advice from anyone who’s been through this.
People who got their GC through NIW should be careful about completely abandoning their proposed endeavor right after approval if you plan to file N-400.
A friend of mine got his EB2-NIW approved while he was working as a postdoc researcher. After receiving his green card, he switched careers and became a SWE at a big tech company.
Fast forward to his N-400 interview. The officer went deep into his employment history and started questioning why his career path changed so drastically from what was described in the I-140 petition.
That’s where the issue started.
The officer apparently became suspicious about whether he genuinely intended to continue the proposed endeavor when he applied for NIW. The interview itself finished, but now it’s been more than 7 months with no update on the N-400 decision. He waited for almost 2 years since submitting N-400.
Not saying career changes are forbidden. People naturally evolve professionally. But if your NIW petition was heavily based on a very specific research or national-interest endeavor, and you immediately pivot into something completely unrelated after getting the GC, it could raise questions later during naturalization.
A lot of people think once the GC is approved, the NIW case is “over forever.” But USCIS can still look back at intent and consistency during N-400 review.
Just sharing this as a cautionary datapoint for others here.
I’m honestly pretty stressed and not sure what to do next, so hoping someone here might have insight.
I got my employment-based green card about 2 years ago through EB2 PERM with my previous employer (Cloudera). Everything had been fine since then. I’ve also already left Cloudera and moved on to a FAANG company after staying there for a reasonable amount of time post-GC.
But yesterday I got a notice that my case has been reopened, and now I’m kind of spiraling. I don’t fully understand why it would be reopened after this long. The timing is what’s making me extra nervous. I saw some recent news related to Cloudera (Cloudera Sued by DOJ for Alleged Hiring Discrimination Against U.S. Workers | Morningstar) and now I’m wondering if that somehow triggered a review or audit of past cases?
I haven’t received full details yet, just the notification that the case is being looked at again. No explicit accusations or anything like that (at least not yet), but still… this feels serious.
A few things I’m worried about:
For context:
If anyone has gone through something similar or has any idea what might be happening, I’d really appreciate hearing from you. I’m trying not to panic but it’s hard.
Thanks in advance 🙏