What step in the green card process looks at my birth or citizenship country?

[naida]

I have a hypothetical question. Assuming that nothing changes in law and visas are available available, how long it will take to get a green card in my situation?
I'm 33 years old. I've been working in US for 4 years on L1B visa. I have Israeli citizenship and I lived in Israel most of my life (>20 years), but my birth country is Azerbaijan.

What step in the green card process looks at my birth country and/or on the citizenship country?

[inadmissible]

Neither Azerbaijan nor Israel are backlogged for EB-2 & EB-3. An immigrant visa will be available to you as soon as your employer chooses to petition for you to immigrate

[naida]

Neither Azerbaijan nor Israel are backlogged for EB-2 & EB-3. An immigrant visa will be available to you as soon as your employer chooses to petition for you to immigrate

Can you explain what does it mean? What do you meant are not backlogged?

[scientist2016]

Can you explain what does it mean? What do you meant are not backlogged?

For some countries there is a long wait time, For e.g., in the EB2 and EB3 quota for India , the wait times are around 8 and 10 yrs. respectively. Both Israel and Azerbaijan fall under the rest of the world category, and hence have no queue. This means you can apply for I140 and I485 concurrently. The total wait time for you to get GC in your hands could be around 6 months to 1 yr. usually. If your country was backlogged, you have to wait until your priority date becomes current for you to apply for AOS (this is the 8 to 10 yrs. time I quoted above. Indians whose PDs are in 2008 are currently able to file their I485s in EB2, while in EB3 it is ~2006).

[inadmissible]

Can you explain what does it mean? What do you meant are not backlogged?

Per-country immigration limits results in a long backlog for skilled-worker immigration from the most populous countries in the world, eg India & China. Neither Israel nor Azerbaijan are subject to these limits, because the number of skilled-workers immigrating from those two countries do not exceed the per-country cap

[naida]

The total wait time for you to get GC in your hands could be around 6 months to 1 yr. usually.

First of all thank you for the explanation. Secondly, the total wait time between 6 months to 1yr that you mentioned is the total time starting from the beginning of the process (advertising, PERM) or it's only for the I140 approval time? (assuming that the law doesn't chagne and everything is Current)?

[naida]

First of all thank you for the explanation. Secondly, the total wait time between 6 months to 1yr that you mentioned is the total time starting from the beginning of the process (advertising, PERM) or it's only for the I140 approval time? (assuming that the law doesn't chagne and everything is Current)?

Do you have any update on that?

[scientist2016]

Do you have any update on that?

It is from the day you file your I485 to getting the card in hand. In your particular case you can file I140 and I485 concurrently. The PERM process can take anywhere from a few months to an year, and has to happen prior to filing I140 + I485. So in all you are looking at 1 to 2 yrs. for the whole process.

[naida]

It is from the day you file your I485 to getting the card in hand. In your particular case you can file I140 and I485 concurrently. The PERM process can take anywhere from a few months to an year, and has to happen prior to filing I140 + I485. So in all you are looking at 1 to 2 yrs. for the whole process.

Sorry if I'm asking again, but assuming processing time doesn't increase at all(!) and the PERM takes 6 months, I can file I140+I485 concurrently and use premium processing which cuts I140 to 15days, right? So, idially it should take 7month to get I140 approved, right? Again, assuming that the processing time doesn't increase during that time.

[scientist2016]

Sorry if I'm asking again, but assuming processing time doesn't increase at all(!) and the PERM takes 6 months, I can file I140+I485 concurrently and use premium processing which cuts I140 to 15days, right? So, idially it should take 7month to get I140 approved, right? Again, assuming that the processing time doesn't increase during that time.

Yes that would be among the best case scenarios.