US degree likely to become shortcut to Green Card in the US
by Guneet S - May 2, 2010
United States, 2nd May: The US government is planning to make a Post graduate US degree as a ticket to getting a US Green Card or PR (permanent residency) in the US.
This is a proposal by some of the top US democratic senators to help the nation attract and retain the brightest and the best students into the US.
The acceptance of this proposal will enable all foreign students in the US who earn an advanced US degree, including a Masters or higher degree, in any of the fields like science, engineering, mathematics or technology at any US university or college to get automatic PR (permanent residency) in the US.
The only eligibility for such foreign students will be an offer of a job in the US.
And if this proposal by senators Bob Menendez and Charles Schumer and Senate majority leader Harry Reid is given a nod by the US
government, the country likely to benefit the most will be India which happens to be the country which is the sender of highest number of students to America for studying degree courses.
The proposals also include tightening the H-1B and L1 visa rules by US immigration department. US H1B visas enable US employers to hire foreign workers for six years on a temporary basis in some specialty jobs.
Under L1B visas, companies having operations both in the US and overseas can transfer selected classes of their employees to the US operations from its overseas operations for a maximum period of up to seven years.
It may be mentioned that senator Schumer has for long advocated raising the upper limit of high-skilled immigrants in the US.
It appears quite unclear at the present time whether these proposals by the US Democratic senators will be accepted or not.
As per the present US immigration regulations, those applying for permanent residency in the US are eligible to apply for a US Green Card provided they have completed six years of their stay in the US on a US H1B visa. The process of getting a US Green Card takes several years as per the current US immigration rules.
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