h1b

Dear All, Need your suggestion regarding H1B. I was selected last year H1B Lottery through one of the consulting company and got i am done Consulate interview last year October 7th and given RFQ submission for additional documents which submitted October 20th. After two months received a letter...

I had the following queries related to immigration if you don't mind me asking: 1. If I get an H1B cap-exempt visa from a non-profit organization or academic institute and I want to work for a US-based industry, do I have to go through the lottery system to get the new H1B visa? And what is the...

Hello Rajiv Ji, I'm in F1 STEM OPT(2yr(expires in Oct)) I'm working for two Employer A (40hrs) and Employer B(30hrs), both H1B got picked(not related in any way) and both want to file. Q1. Can I file for both H1Bs? if yes I will share my I20 with both employers, do I get into trouble if...

Hi, I'm already in the US on an H-1B cap-exempt visa. Let's say my H-1B cap-subject (non-exempt) visa is approved, can I start working for my new employer as soon as my H-1B non-exempt visa is approved, without waiting until October 1st?

Hi Rajiv Sir, My visa max out date is Feb-18/2022. My org has filed perm in April 2022 and still waiting for perm certification to come. I am in a situation where my wife is expecting and her due date is between Feb-26 to March-5. Doctor has strictly recommended not to travel due to some health...

Hello, I wanted to let people know about my situation before getting some help on how I can go about this. I was in the US on a work visa (H-1B) till Oct 2022. This was the completion of my 6 years on H-1B and my company couldn't file for my I-140 to put me in the queue for the green card. And...

Hello all, I wanted to hear 1st hand experience from folks who have started to use their pending I-485 EAD/AP to change jobs. I have a job offer but they do not sponsor any visas or GCs. They probably won't be able to sign Form I-485J either. My priority date is Aug 2014, and I am debating if...

Background: I did my masters from Northwestern Polytechnic University and graduated in Dec 2016, in 2019 I received my H1-B. I was recently offered a full time position, and they started a H1-B transfer petition, where I got Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID). Now the firm is planning to...

Hi Group Members, My spouse had H1B 3.5+ years ago. His company is processing GC for him but it takes too long. Currently, the company still has NOT submitted PERM to DOL yet (prevailing wage is still processing by DOL). Just scared in WORST CASE that the company may be STOP the hold process...

Hi Group Members, My spouse had H1B 3.5+ years ago. His company is processing GC for him but it takes too long. Currently, the company still has NOT submitted PERM to DOL yet (prevailing wage is still processing by DOL). Just scared in WORST CASE that the company may be STOP the hold process...

Hi Rajiv, I have an h1b visa approved with employer A under the client model, but no client employment letter. so now I'm booking a visa appointment for h1b which has a very good chance of getting 221g refusal. if I get 221G, can I transfer my H1b to a new employer - B, and book a fresh visa...

Hi, I have an approved i140 for more than 1 year now. My H1B just got renewed for another 3 years until 2025. My wife's H4 got renewed and she has an H4-ead. I am currently in job A. If I move to a different job B, I understand my PERM process will start all over again. I understand it will...

Hi Team, I had to travel on a personal emergency to India during the month of May. I have my H1B visa approved from Sep 06,2019 to Sep 06,2022 and also have my new I797A which is valid from Sep 07, 2022 to Sep 06, 2025. Upon my re-entry to US via Houston, the Immigration officer didn't...

I am on my h1b visa with visa stamping valid till August 30th 2022. and I recently moved to a new company with i797A valid till 2025. I am planning to go to India at the end of July and return back on August 15th (15 days before my previous visa stamping expires). Presently there are no visa...

Hi there, I won H1B lottery in 2020 and got its approval (I-797B received) in another country. Because of the pandemic and company-related issues, I never tried to activate my H1B through visa stamping at a US consulate. Now I have decided to go straight to a full-time Master program in US in...

Hello, My employer created their account and submitted the registration for my H-1B. Because of some communication gap the appointed Attorney also registered for H-1B effectively having two registrations from the same company. After USCIS declared the lottery results, the registration...

Hello, I am currently on L1B Visa to be renewed in Nov 2023 and my family on L2 dependent Visa. My spouse may get a sponsor to file for her R visa and eventually Green Card as well. My employer is also preparing to file for PERM and GC and also trying to convert my L1B visa to H1B so I don't...

My first H1b was approved in 2016, so this is my 5th year on h1b. My I-140 petition is approved in 2019. I am from India and priority date is not current right now. Currently, h1b in extension in under process in PP from current employer A. I have job offer from another employer B in the...

Dear Rajiv Sir, I heard about this forum from my friends. Here is a brief description of the my current H1-B situation. Please advice on the next available options. I completed my masters degree in 2016 May. Worked under OPT till Oct 2017. (Got H1-B completed a change of status in Oct 2017)...

Hello everyone, I have few queries to ask my husband is a H1B visa holder and I am Canadian PR holder and I also have B2 tourist visa and I usually travel with it to visit him, we got recently married. My question here is do I need to apply for H4 visa as I don't stay in US much as I work in...