Help on O visa/GC application

Currently I am on H1B visa status (academic) and got an intriguing offer from an industrial company. Here are some questions I had and I appreciate any answers.

1. The company agreed to apply for O visa and then immigration visa (GC) for me. As I understood, requirements for O visa application is almost the same as that for EB1 /EB2 application. Could the company go directly to apply for EB1 for me now, instead of the O visa? (I need this info to negociate with the company)

2. What is the advantage/disadvantage of a O visa compared to a H1B visa?

3. The academic institute I am currently work for also agreed to apply for a GC for me (I don't know under which catogary they are going to apply for it for me though). If I could get an O visa through the company, which way is faster to get an green card: through the O visa - green card path in the indrustry, or through the H1B - green card path in academia?

Thanks again in advance for your reply. Any additional info on the O visa/GC application are welcome and appreciated.

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• as i understand -andwx- ♀ (2201 bytes) () 10/26/2004 postreply 09:25:17

• more -andwx- ♀ (128 bytes) () 10/26/2004 postreply 09:28:46

• Thanks andwx, however... -alcu- ♀ (765 bytes) () 10/26/2004 postreply 10:07:22

• first question -andwx- ♀ (278 bytes) () 10/26/2004 postreply 10:18:08

• That makes sense. Thanks a ton -alcu- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/26/2004 postreply 10:27:23

• 我知道O1的審理都很神速，綠卡的審理要漫長很多 -田銘- ♀ (184 bytes) () 10/26/2004 postreply 10:37:42

• That sounded logical, but... -alcu- ♀ (251 bytes) () 10/26/2004 postreply 10:52:08

• I think so. -田銘- ♀ (69 bytes) () 10/26/2004 postreply 11:07:57

• u are still confused -andwx- ♀ (263 bytes) () 10/26/2004 postreply 11:08:53

• read this -andwx- ♀ (71 bytes) () 10/26/2004 postreply 11:20:22

• Thank you both for clear -alcu- ♀ (815 bytes) () 10/26/2004 postreply 12:10:39

• 回複：Thank you both for clear -andwx- ♀ (410 bytes) () 10/26/2004 postreply 12:41:55

• clarify one point -andwx- ♀ (85 bytes) () 10/26/2004 postreply 13:02:04

• 回複：Thank you both for clear -LAwac02- ♀ (238 bytes) () 10/26/2004 postreply 14:20:56