NO, don't even think of EB3 if you have the Masters from US. The priority date is current in EB2 for Nepal. Go for your I-140 and I-485 right away after your labor is approved. I am giving you my timeline, but that's pretty much the same for friends and folks who filed together with me.  

Labor = 45 days

I-140 = 96 days

I-485 = 138 days

So, you can see it’s not even 10 months overall. It’s really that simple in EB2. Get the best lawyer for yourself who can walk you through the entire process. My company was paying for it, so obviously I got the best one.

If someone says that to qualify for EB2 you need to have 100K salary, then that is the biggest bullshit of all. Though I make 100K,  it had nothing to do with my process. As long as you have Masters + 2 yrs or Bachelors +5 yrs, you are good. As a matter of fact, on the priority date, I had Masters + 1.5 yrs. But, it’s true that if you change the company while GC process in on then the next job you land up should be similar to what you’ve doing along with the pay scale. I guess you are not concerned about that right now. By the way, I am into Finance and Controlling.

This thing should not be misunderstood while determining the category, either EB2 or EB3. It is not your qualification that determines the category, it is the Job description that determines the category. However, you should be qualified enough  (education wise and experience wise) to work for the job as described.

If you have masters degree and/or this many years of experience but if your job does not require that qualification, then you will not be able to file in EB2. You need to have a job that REQUIRES those qualifications.

Sheetalb, check with some lawyers and provide them your exact job description. They will let you know if your job qualifies for EB2 or not. About salary, it also depends on the job description and the city where you are working. Your attorney will request the "prevailing wage" for the state department of labor (not sure about the agency though) for that job description. Your company does not need to pay you the salary before you get your greencard. If they have paid you more than the minimum salary for the job, then that is good because the USCIS will not need to know if the company is financially capable of paying you the minimum salary, since they have been paying it right now, if they have not paid you the minimum salary, they might want to see the company's financial capability.

so, again, it is the job description that determines if you can apply under EB-2 or EB-3.

Goodluck!

can your employer file EB2 directly from F1/OPT if you have a master's degree? the description on the 1-140 instruction doesn't seem to say that you need experience or maybe i just interpreted it that way.Just wondering if anybody has gone directly from F1/OPT to EB2.

source: i-140instr.pdf

Have anyone working with a consultancy filed under EB2? My employer is located in California but i work in Iowa at client's location, which salary requirement it should apply to - California or Iowa?

My job requirements could be EB2 as i have seen similar position getting in EB2 category. please HELP