RFE Response time for H1 Premium Processing?
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Still waiting ...
Friends,
I still haven't heard of any decision on my H1 for which INS recieved reply for the RFE on 4th Feb. Few people mentioned that decision comes in a day for premium processing.
Has the processing time increased now or can there be a problem with my response?
Any one in similar situation ...?
My employer is getting impatient and has started looking for permanent resident bcos of project demands.
Thanks
Friends,
I still haven't heard of any decision on my H1 for which INS recieved reply for the RFE on 4th Feb. Few people mentioned that decision comes in a day for premium processing.
Has the processing time increased now or can there be a problem with my response?
Any one in similar situation ...?
My employer is getting impatient and has started looking for permanent resident bcos of project demands.
Thanks
It could be.
Or the adjudicating officer could be out sick or on a short vacation.
Or the officer could be new . . . or slow . . . or upset about something else . . . or sidetracked on another matter that has a higher priority . . . or about a million other things.
You will just need to wait and see a few days is typical but a week or 10 days is not unheard of.
Or the adjudicating officer could be out sick or on a short vacation.
Or the officer could be new . . . or slow . . . or upset about something else . . . or sidetracked on another matter that has a higher priority . . . or about a million other things.
You will just need to wait and see a few days is typical but a week or 10 days is not unheard of.
F1 to H1
Hi,
Currently I am on F1 visa OPT and I am planning to apply for H1 and now the dilemma is that the quota for this year is almost availed and I am worried that my application would be rejected. I have my OPT until 30th Nov 2004. I am contemplating of applying to H1 right way by premium process or to wait until the next years quota begins. I see pros and cons in either of the options.
If I start my processing right now, there is every chance that my application is rejected and if I wait for next years quota, the applications applied in this year will be getting a higher priority. Please suggest me; I need to take decision as soon as possible.... I being on F1 status until now don't know much about H1 visas and how they work... Please tell me know if there are any other options.... Your suggestions will be highly appreciated.
Regard,
Ranjith
Hi,
Currently I am on F1 visa OPT and I am planning to apply for H1 and now the dilemma is that the quota for this year is almost availed and I am worried that my application would be rejected. I have my OPT until 30th Nov 2004. I am contemplating of applying to H1 right way by premium process or to wait until the next years quota begins. I see pros and cons in either of the options.
If I start my processing right now, there is every chance that my application is rejected and if I wait for next years quota, the applications applied in this year will be getting a higher priority. Please suggest me; I need to take decision as soon as possible.... I being on F1 status until now don't know much about H1 visas and how they work... Please tell me know if there are any other options.... Your suggestions will be highly appreciated.
Regard,
Ranjith
It depends.
Remaining on F1: Do you have a valid F1 visa stamp that does not expire until Nov 2004? Then, in case you need to travel outside, you can re-enter using that F1 stamp. if not, you would be required to renew your F1 stamp while on OPT, which is generally hard. F1 has some tax benefits. You dont pay social sec tax or medicare, which amounts to about 7.5% of your income. Quite sizable. (There are exceptions; if you have been in the US for > 5 years then you file tax as a US resident, and you pay these taxes, although your employer may not know about this, and might not withhold anyway, but now I am digressing)
If your F1 stamp has expired, then it is better to get onto H1B. So that the next time you travel outside you can get an H1B stamp and re-enter.
So it depends on when your F1 stamp expires, and whether you foresee any need to travel, and of course whether the quota has been reached.
Remaining on F1: Do you have a valid F1 visa stamp that does not expire until Nov 2004? Then, in case you need to travel outside, you can re-enter using that F1 stamp. if not, you would be required to renew your F1 stamp while on OPT, which is generally hard. F1 has some tax benefits. You dont pay social sec tax or medicare, which amounts to about 7.5% of your income. Quite sizable. (There are exceptions; if you have been in the US for > 5 years then you file tax as a US resident, and you pay these taxes, although your employer may not know about this, and might not withhold anyway, but now I am digressing)
If your F1 stamp has expired, then it is better to get onto H1B. So that the next time you travel outside you can get an H1B stamp and re-enter.
So it depends on when your F1 stamp expires, and whether you foresee any need to travel, and of course whether the quota has been reached.
Thanks for your responses.... I really appreciate your suggestions. I have talked to a lawyer today and he has suggested to apply for H1 sometime in May and put the start date after October 1st that way my application is in queue and I will be approved in next years quota. That way I can still keep my OPT and save some taxes and at the same time my H1 paper are in process too...I have my F1 visa until 2006 so in my case visa expiry is not the problem. I heard that if my OPT is expired, my visa is automatically expired....
Thanks,
Ranjith
Thanks,
Ranjith