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    Employer has deducted total H1 fees from salary... is this legal?

    Ask for flight charges and not H1 expense Employer can deduct H1 expenses. You should have had an agreement with employer on how much he can deduct and in the absence of that the best way is to negotiate. Law also stipulate that employer needs to pay the flight charges in case of lay off...
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    Consequence of applying from H1b to F1 transfer (couple of queries)

    You may land in trouble- Consult attorney 1. I’m planning to apply to switch from H1b to F1 within next 2 weeks. My class will start from mid august. Can I work until then (mid august)? You can work till the time you get the change of status. Once change of status is approved you should stop...
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    Question on L1 to H1B transfer

    You should be able to get transfer Sathish, There is nothing in law that suggests that you should be working for your original petitioner if you want to seek a transfer. H1B cap is congressionally mandated to limit overall intake per year. Once you have qualified through the cap you can...
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