My H1 was just extended until September 2012. I will reach the 6-year H1 limit after next September. Since my current employer doesn't want to support my Green Card application, I am trying to apply for a tenure-track faculty position in a university. This new position will start at the beginning of this October. My questions are:
1. If I get the new position, can the new employer submit its own H1 petition to extend my H1 to next September? Is it still possible to be approved by the USCIS? I worry about it because there is only less than one year H1 left for me at that time (this October).
2.. My H1 will have less than one year left this October. At that time, is it still possible that the University starts the Green card process for me under the University/College Faculty Special Handling Process?
3. The University/College Faculty Special Handling Process is not PERM, right?
4. Do I have to teach in the classroom under the University/College Faculty Special Handling Process? If yes, do I have to teach over 50% of my work load? How do they define the "teaching" concept?
I appreciate it in advance!