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    Repay H1B Cost if leaving early?

    Transfer is not from/to/through a consulting company. Both Company A & Company B are 'end user' companies - I'd be working directly on Company B's projects. I'm contacting an immigration attorney to obtain more detail on my rights and might have the attorney draft a letter to Company A...
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    Repay H1B Cost if leaving early?

    Employer A sponsored my H1B Visa, I've been employed with them for 8 months. I've been disappointed by the work environment, have looked for new jobs, have accepted an offer from company B, and have given 2-week notice to company A. Company A's contract stated that I would have to repay the...
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    Overstayed OPT - Can I still apply for H1B?

    Huh? Latest I was told by company HR & immigration lawyer (and according to information on USCIS site) was that H1B cap had not been reached yet, meaning if they file now the Visa should get in for FY2010 which starts October 1st ... Am I missing something? Or by "anytime soon" you simply...
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    Overstayed OPT - Can I still apply for H1B?

    Wow. Cool. Paperwork is being worked on by our legal counsel, excited! Sounds like it'll all work out fine, very happy about it ... just one remaining question. Assuming worst-case scenario my 180 days are over in a month, I'm about to book a flight out of the US. Would very much appreciate if...
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    Overstayed OPT - Can I still apply for H1B?

    Thanks! This is very reassuring ... did some more research on my own and found those 180 days mentioned in other places as well. Going to talk to my company lawyers right away, get them to put my paperwork in right away, and get tickets to leave the country well within those 180 days...
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    Overstayed OPT - Can I still apply for H1B?

    Graduated with Bachelors from US institute. Had CPT job during program and was offered full time employment at graduation, got my paperwork done and received 12 month OPT approval. Long story short, I forgot to pay attention and my employer's HR department forgot to put in my H1B paperwork...
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