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If you have a bachelors degree or higher and there is a company that wants to sponsor you for a job related to your education, we can apply for H-1B for you. You will have to work for that company throughout the pendency of your wife's petition.

USCIS processing times for Form I-130 Application for Alien Relatives are inconsistent, but usually take several months. Approval of a Form I-130 application does not, itself, provide any immigration benefits, such as authorization to enter or remain in the U.S. or to be employed, but instead that is the first step of a multi-step application process for achieving immigration-related goals. Eligibility, visa availability and processing time for the other step(s) requires further information about the applicable visa category. If, for example, a Form I-130 application is for a foreign national married to a U.S. citizen, a visa would be deemed "immediately available," allowing the couple to also file an Application of Adjustment of status along with applications for an Employment Authorization Document and, if eligible, an application for Advance Parole. If a Form I-130 application is for a sibling of a U.S. citizen, there may be no visa available for many years, and the other applications could not be filed until the applicable visa category becomes "current." An applicant's religion has no bearing whatsoever upon processing time. If Mr. Trump were to become elected President - an awful prospect for many reasons in my opinion - that would not authorize him to cancel a filed I-130 application, to cancel an approved I-130 application, etc. His dangerous rhetoric about immigration has led many people to fear action that he might take, but any change in the law would require a new law to be passed in Congress and then signed into law by the president, and in my professional opinion while Congress may be interested in some border protection and enforcement steps, it does not stand ready to overhaul U.S. immigration laws. The immigration application process is often significantly more complex than it may appear simply by reading the immigration statute, the USCIS website and the immigration forms themselves, and errors or inadequate documentation in the application process can cause significant delays or even more harsh consequences. It would be wise to work with an immigration attorney. Some immigration law firms, including mine, offer legal services on a "flat fee" basis so that a client will know the total expense from the very beginning, and a few immigration law firms, including mine, offer an initial consultation free of charge.

If your uncle's nephew has the equivalent of a bachelor's degree in the US, he may be eligible for H-1B sponsorship. For that, he would have to be industrious and shower possible companies with resumes. Another alternative that he can explore is qualifying under E-1 treaty trader or E-2 treaty investor visa. E-1 contemplates a company with German nationality conducting at least 51% of its trade between the US and Germany. E-2 involves investment in a company by a German national. E-1 and E2 can be obtained if he finds a position involving managerial, executive, or specialized knowledge with one of these type of companies. He might also be able to establish his own company and qualify for either of these visas. E-1 and E-2 while not permanent visas do allow individuals to work in the US for long periods of time (some holders of these visas have been in the US for 20 years) in the qualifying company. Other than these options, there do not appear to be easy ways for a person to move to the US legally to live permanently and to work outside of the recognized categories of employment, family sponsorship, asylum, or  permanent investment immigration.Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.