Am I eligible for the EB2 category? Software Engineer with a MSc degree

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Hi all,

I work for a small but established Israeli company (10-20 employees) as a software engineer. The company has been doing business with the US as a foreign company for a couple of years, and is now opening a subsidiary there. I am supposed to move to the new office under an L1-B visa to do a similar job.

Some details:

- I hold a 3-year bachelor's (BSc) degree from an Israeli university from 2007, and a 2-year master's (MSc) degree from an Israeli university from 2013. Both degrees are in Computer Science.

- I have been working in this company from late 2007 (6 years), progressing to a "senior" level. It's a small company so titles are not really used here.

- Senior jobs in my field of expertise typically require 5 or more years of experience. Some require a master's degree and most prefer such degree. However, some (fewer) jobs require only 2-3 years of experience.

- About 20-30% of my work is a job that typically require a master's degree or a PhD.

- There is one employee in the company at my level. This employee holds a bachelor's degree and has 9-10 years of experience.

Under these conditions, is there a good chance of obtaining a GC in the EB2 category?

Other questions:

- If the answer is yes, is there anything that can be done when filing the L1-B visa application, that will make things easier for the GC application?

- Does the new subsidiary need to wait some time (to become established) before filing the GC application?

- I have an official confirmation for my master's degree that says "X has completed an MSc degree on October 2013". The actual graduation date will be sometime in 2014. Will that be a problem?

Thanks in advance for any assistance!

Edited January 4, 2014 by puente

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You should be perfectly qualified for an EB-2 visa. Theoretically, your employer could send you to the US directly on an EB-2 visa, but they typically choose not to do that so you can't jump ship as soon as you land in the US. The major issue you will find is that there is nothing you can do to get the ball rolling on a green card; your employer is the one holding all the cards in that respect.