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H-1B Specialty Occupation to Green Card Process Chart

This chart explains the main H-1B specialty-occupation stages and points readers toward the separate labor-certification process commonly used for an employer-sponsored green card.

Flowchart explaining the H-1B specialty occupation process and transition toward an employment-based green card — Original educational chart by Jessica Weiss, Esq. The image is displayed without cropping or alteration.

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