prezcalvin
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Hello,
Can someone please please answer this question as I need to make an important decision soon... please.
My 6th year on the H1 will start in March '07. I have received a new job offer and am thinking of switching, provided they file my PERM application before March. My questions are:
1) When I switch, they will start the H1 transfer process I guess. And the recruitment stuff for PERM filing. Let's say PERM is ready to be filed by the end of Feb., but the transfer hasn't come through yet. Does that have any bearing on the PERM filing or can that go ahead independently?
2) Let's say I file PERM before the March deadline, and it comes back denied for some reason. After the company addresses the reason, they refile, but it's now past March. Does that mean I can't get the 1 year extension?
3) In case the above happens (PERM filed inside the 6th year), and say PERM gets cleared, and they file for I-140 and that gets cleared before the H1 expires. Am I eligible to file for the extension because the 140 is cleared even though the PERM itself wasn't filed before the start of the 6th year?
Someone please help. It's a great job offer, but without knowing the answers to these questions, I can't accept. I have asked all friends and family members who I thought might know, but no one has been able to answer so far.
Thank you very much in advance.
Can someone please please answer this question as I need to make an important decision soon... please.
My 6th year on the H1 will start in March '07. I have received a new job offer and am thinking of switching, provided they file my PERM application before March. My questions are:
1) When I switch, they will start the H1 transfer process I guess. And the recruitment stuff for PERM filing. Let's say PERM is ready to be filed by the end of Feb., but the transfer hasn't come through yet. Does that have any bearing on the PERM filing or can that go ahead independently?
2) Let's say I file PERM before the March deadline, and it comes back denied for some reason. After the company addresses the reason, they refile, but it's now past March. Does that mean I can't get the 1 year extension?
3) In case the above happens (PERM filed inside the 6th year), and say PERM gets cleared, and they file for I-140 and that gets cleared before the H1 expires. Am I eligible to file for the extension because the 140 is cleared even though the PERM itself wasn't filed before the start of the 6th year?
Someone please help. It's a great job offer, but without knowing the answers to these questions, I can't accept. I have asked all friends and family members who I thought might know, but no one has been able to answer so far.
Thank you very much in advance.