Past H1B - issues- pay- and employment
Dear Rajiv,
I have just finished my MBA degree. I have been offered a full time position with a large company in california. I want to ensure that my H1B petition that my future employer would make does not have any issues.
I need your advice about any potential problem you see in my case. Below, I have highlighted in red the parts that I think could create problems for me.
Employment and Visa history in US
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Employer A: Started working on July 11, 2005 on F1-OPT after completing MS degree ; Continued working on H1B – it was valid from 15 December , 2005 until 01 October 2008; Lost job on Feb 11 2008;
Employer B (Small Consulting company)- applied for H1B transfer and extension on March 24-2008 (receipt date); This petition went in security check; The H1B petition got approved on 10-Aug-2009- 16 months after filing;
My employment relationship with employer B started on March 31 -2008 while the H1B petition was still pending; The USCIS informed my employer a few months later (in 2008) that the H1B Petition was in security investigation.
I continued to look for a contract position while being in an employee-employer relationship with the consulting company B. I remained in the US until March 27-2009; During this period, my employer B was able to pay only about one third of the salary mentioned on LCA. I left the US on March 28, 2009
Appplied for F1 visa in India in May 2009 and came back to US in July end 2009; The H1B Petition ( which had been pending in security check since March 24th -2008 got approved on Aug-10,2009; This H1B was valid from 10 Aug 2009 to 23 March 2011; I did not use this H1B because I continued my MBA on F1 visa status.
During the Period March 2008- march 2009, while I was in the US, I got associated with a company based in Bangalore, India since I was interested in working for them once I left USA. I did adhoc research for that company without accepting any pay or salary.
Since 2009 July, I have traveled out of US and come back multiple times on F1 visa (last time in september 2011);
Could you please take a look at my case and identify any potential issues that I should try avoiding.
Thanks a lot for your advise.