I am also about to run a green card fever;) Let's pick our Sajhabasi's brain and expertise in this topic. Wind said: "does my employer have to advertise the job even though I have already started working" >> Isn't that your employer has to advertise your position, not you?? I believe this is the tougest and critical part of PR process, if your employer is not being cooperative to you. My employer has promised that he will advertise my position sometime this year, and they will proceed if and only if no US citizen is minimally qualified for the position. I guess that's the rule. Well, my education and work experience doesn't matter in this case. Normally, my position requires a Bachelor's degree and certain experience in IT- that everyone can have. So, I don't see the light at the end of tunnel. Today, IT field is so much slumped. Even in this situation, I am quite surprised that some people still get their labor approved. Isn't that there is a high probabilty that HR receives so many qualified US citizen when a position is advertised? How do employers trick in this case to get their employee approved? Ok, my questions: 1. I have Master's degree and more than 5 years of experience in IT. I should be eligible to appy as EB2, right? 2. How "long" do they have to advertise the position? 1 month or 2 month?? And what is the good time of the year, when minimal people respond to the ads. I was thinking ...during Christmas time??? I am totally dumb in this area.. Please enlighten me.. thanks. Hellbound:)