I am on H1b visa now. I filed my PERM one month ago. According to some people, it takes 1 year and a half to get my PERM approved and it takes another month to get my I-140 approved. But I want to jump ships soon. If I leave my current company, I will have to start everything over again (Prevailing Wage Determination, Labor Market Test, PERM). I feel I'm stuck in this company. What are the things I could do?
Not much, unfortunately, other than by applying for a green card on your own, one that's not tied to a specific employer, such as a national interest waiver (or NIW) green card application or an extraordinary ability (or EB1A) green card application. Because there's no way around losing the PERM if you leave now.
