H1B to Green Card: Is the Transition Hard?

Suppose you're already working on an H1B at a BB, and your visa is running out. How hard is it to transition to a green card? If they decide to sponsor you, is it common for the application to be rejected? Moreover, is it hard to convince BBs to sponsor you?

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Our firm traditionally sponsors green cards for more senior professionals, if they had time to show their skills over the years before. Unlikely they would do this for someone they are hiring right now and have never worked with before. Can't say what seniority is required, but VP or up seems logical.

There is a problem that some nationalities have huge wait times for green cards, but most of our staff are from the EU and this shouldn't be a problem (we are a EU firm).

 

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