United States travel restrictions have been changing quickly and often in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Importantly, these conditions can affect the policies that apply to lawful and conditional permanent residents (or green card holders). When applying for naturalization, permanent residents must show they have satisfied the continuous residence requirement. This means they’ve maintained residence in the U.S. for the required amount of time - three or five years. Genera

H-1B签证并不是申请职业移民绿卡的先决条件，只是大多数人在美发展事业的首选签证之一。虽然跳过H-1B工作签证直接进行职业移民绿卡申请是可行的，但是在实际操作过程中通常会面临一些困难。

2022财年的首轮H-1B电子抽签已于3月30日完成，首轮中签者可以在2021年4月1日至6月30日期间，向移民局递交纸质版申请材料，进入到下一步的审理工作。在中签的申请人着手准备材料的同时，未中签的申请人也应开始进行下一步的留美规划。