u/Equivalent_Assist938

Dear All,

My EB2-NIW Petition is pending since mid of 2024. I am outside U.S. and from one of 75 paused countries. I am a PhD holder with more than 1500 citations and 60 articles. My question is that is it viable to look for a job in some university or research institute in the US and go to US on probably O-1 visa as no one would sponsor H1B now due to 100k USD fee and then once I am there I apply for I-485, thereby bypassing the pause?