H-1B process...do I still have time?

[plzinfo]

H-1B process...do I still have time?

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I have two really URGENT questions, thanks in advance for your responses!: A school district has just offered to sponsor me under a H-1B status for the upcoming school year and the whole process -including labor certification- has not been started yet....will I:
a) have time between around now (Apr 3-5) and until mid-April (the expected time when the H1-B cap will be reached) to get the whole process going and get the approval in order to obtain the visa stamp overseas? Is there an expedited process available and would it be advisable to place this application in the hands of an experienced immigration lawyer? I know my prospect employer has been advertising the position for a long time, if this means anything for the DOL certification...
b) which institutions or organizations ARE in fact exempted from the H1-B cap? Is it just colleges and/or other higher education institutions? Are public school systems now exempted? I understand public school districts weren't (at least in the past)...
Again, thanks in advance !!!!

 

[great guru]

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H-1B process...do I still have time?

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I have two really URGENT questions, thanks in advance for your responses!: A school district has just offered to sponsor me under a H-1B status for the upcoming school year and the whole process -including labor certification- has not been started yet....will I:
a) have time between around now (Apr 3-5) and until mid-April (the expected time when the H1-B cap will be reached) to get the whole process going and get the approval in order to obtain the visa stamp overseas?

Earlier is better. How fast the quota is going to be consumed by this year is million $ question?
If your attoreny check with USCIS that your school District classified as Non-profit org then you do not have quota problem.

Is there an expedited process available and

would it be advisable to place this application in the hands of an experienced immigration lawyer? YES
I know my prospect employer has been advertising the position for a long time, if this means anything for the DOL certification... not for H1Bb) which institutions or organizations ARE in fact exempted from the H1-B cap? Is it just colleges and/or other higher education institutions? Are public school systems now exempted? I understand public school districts weren't (at least in the past)...
Again, thanks in advance !!!!

 

[plzinfo]

the clock's ticking....

Thanks Great Guru for your reply! If you -or anyone else- could add a little bit more to that response, I still wonder about:
a) the labor certification process: is there an expedited way to get this completed (let's say no more than 10 days) and does this have to be fulfilled PRIOR submitting a H1-B visa application? can it be done simultaneously -the H1-B appl is filed, then the labor cert results submitted when available to be included with H1-B appl?
Again, your opinions matter! Thanks again!

 

[great guru]

You should worry about your H1 first . Y 2008 Quota is already consumed on the 2nd day of April. You have to wait one more year to get your H1.

Labor certification, you need not worry right now.

Thanks Great Guru for your reply! If you -or anyone else- could add a little bit more to that response, I still wonder about:
a) the labor certification process: is there an expedited way to get this completed (let's say no more than 10 days) and does this have to be fulfilled PRIOR submitting a H1-B visa application? can it be done simultaneously -the H1-B appl is filed, then the labor cert results submitted when available to be included with H1-B appl?
Again, your opinions matter! Thanks again!