A quick question, My H1 just started on October 1st, How soon can I apply for green card? My employer is willing to sponsor me for green card.

I think there is much chances of refusal of green card if sponsored by the same employer.

Anytime you want.

Dariwal is right. Try to get it done as soon as possible, amit24.

Amit24,
If you don't have at least 2 years of prior experience in the field you are working right now, then you are in good shape to apply for the GC; otherwise, it's good idea to wait at least a couple of years and switch your employer and apply from them.

Correction: if you have at least 2 years...

You can apply for a green card at anytime after you start on H1.

dltaimpulse:
You are wrong. INS can't refuse a Green Card if it is filed properly.

Been there abd done that...

I can Fly

How about applyinggreen card on OPT. I am on process. I have 5 plus yrs experience in Nepal . And I am MS graduated

Batuwa, do you mean that it is difficult to get green card if you work for the same employer? I think there are many people who applied for Green Card after working for same employer for number of years and obtianed i

euta_nepali,
I am not expert in this field, but I have come to know that you cannot use the work experience you gained at your current work, who is filing your LC or I-140. I have seen some people doing this because they have master's degree and they bring some sort of work experience letter from Nepal or elsewhere. But, think of a person who came to the US at the age of 18 or 19, finished his undergrad, and start working for a company as his *first* job on OPT or H1B. How can he claim that he worked 2 years in the field before he came to the US? Well, for some people anything is possible, but I had encountered this problem myself.

i am little confussed..
wouldnt it be easier... applying for GC through same employer??
why would it matter if you work in the same field regardless of differnt employer.

Is it even better the if you switch a job in different field?

suggestions..