Filing Green Card on OPT EAD

[H1_holder]

Hi All:

I have a small recruiting company. I have a student as an employee who is on OPT EAD. Can I file his green card without sponsoring his H1 B?

I wanted to file his H1 B and then his green card but someone just told me that, while he is on OPT EAD, I can straight away start his green card processing, without sponsoring his H1 B.

He still has 18 months left in his OPT EAD.

Any help or web site pointers would be helpful.

Thanks

Murli

[immihelp]

Technically, yes. But he is not going to get greencard in 18 months. What is he going to do after 18 months?

Therefore, at that time, you will have to file his H1 visa anyway.