H1 visa updates 2012

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The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes. Manage options Manage third parties Manage vendors Read more about these purposes. So I want to do it on my own,which will require an employer who will do the same for me. Can you pls advise me on the same as I am not very sure how to go about this. Also, one of my contacts in US employer told me that I can get a H1 b application approved but its hard to get a Visa stamping.

Is this true? In other words, chances of success is case specific. Hi Saurabh, Will there be a lottery system for h1b filing in april ? If so, how does it work out. Will that start the process immediately or is there a time USCIS will wait for all the quota to be filled and then start processing each application? Looking at current market conditions, and how last couple of years H-1 trends went, I doubt if there will be lottery during 1st week of April.

They will start processing the petition as and when they are received. They will not wait for quota to get exhausted before starting to process them. I am L1B in usa and completing 3 years in this july If I find employer and apply for H1B.

If L1B extension got rejected and I get H1b then can I stay in usa till oct 1st so that I can start job on h1b form oct 1st. If H1b get rejected and L1b get approved then will H1 extension impact this. I mean I can simply continue job on L1B.

They can go on in parallel. Your ultimate status would be determined by what petition gets approved later 2. Depends upon when L-1 gets rejected and when H-1 is filed and gets processed 3. Yes, you can continue to work on L Regarding first point.. Also what I need to take care as I would like to be on H1b Visa if L1b and H1b both get approved whatever the sequence it get approved.

Both will remain valid, but your status would become L-1 in this case. Until then your status would be L What do you ultimately want to work on — H-1 or L-1? I want to be on H1B. So m just thinking how to plan batter so that I can be on H1B once it is approved. L-1 extension needs to be withdrawn by the L-1 employer and not you. Here is one suggestion on how to proceed: 1.

Have the L-1 employer file L-1 extension for you in June-July, so that you can continue to stay and work on L-1 until Oct Resign from L-1 employer and ask them to withdraw L-1 extension in Sep Start working on H-1 from Oct If your H-1 gets denied, then you can continue to work for L-1 employer even after Oct and beyond unless L-1 gets denied. Yes that make sense and thats really very good information. Thanks a lot Saurabh. Hi saurabh,.

I am a graduate n presently pursuing my mba which will be completed by june of this year. Can i apply h1b visa and if so, whats the process. Plz help me out. I had my H1B interview on 12th Jan I got G blue slip and they have asked us to submit all documents again.

Could you please tell me what is this all about and your experiences with such cases? Are you working for a consulting company? You will have to submit al the required documents, and all of these will be closely scrutinized.

Did they ask anything about employer-employee relationship? Service provider software companies are also like consulting companies in sense they have clients and the employer is paid for the services the employee provides to the client. Chances of approval will depend upon the documents you submit and what USCIS finds out as part of their verification process.

There are no other companies involved. Thanks for sharing this information. Riya, Read this article to get more details on the process. My org filed Amendment for my g…we have received approval for that amendment.

What would be the next step now? Is this a positive sign to get my visa processed soon? So you can schedule another visa appointment and then go for H-1 interview based on amended petition. If you can tell me the difference between regular H1B petition and H-1 amendment that will help. Thanks in Advance. Riya, Yes, they can ask about the previous g. Once your visa is stamped, you can treat it like normal H-1 visa and petition. Amended petitions are not much different from regular petitions.

It just means that the employer wanted to change one or more underlying facts in original petitions, and hence got it amended. My visa interview is scheduled in coming week. Could you please guide me what all things to be taken care at the time of interview being G case? In case I give two different answers like 1st time I answered particular qs as A and this time if i give answer for that same qs as B.

Riya, It would be ok to give different answers. If they ask about the discrepancy you can tell them that things have been corrected since the last interview and the employer is now willing to enforce EE-Relationship blah blah way. Hi Saurabh, I appeared for interview once again on last week. I was asked for only 2 questions, like have you applied before is the client and petitioner same as previous case. Could you please tell me what was wrong in this process? Riya, The officer assumed nothing changed as it was for the same employer and client.

And so they rejected the stamping again. You should go through another employer direct employment for better approval chances. Is thr any other way…for e. If my org withdraw my old petition and if we submit new petition for cap in premium processing will it work? But I suspect it will meet the same fate as it will have some facts like previous petitions. My Immigration team informed me that when anyone appears for L1 interview first visa officer will cancel all other valid US visa and then start with interview.

Could you please tell me if there will be any issue if i re-apply H4 when I have L1-blanket rejection? My Employer wants to hire me on permanently. The company is based in Utah and has presence in 5 different states. Can you provide me some information about the Process they would need to start to hire me on?

Also do I need to return to India to have my visa processed again or I can do it from here? Thanks for your Help! Saurabh, You made some really good points and thank you for that insight.

Also a small-sized company million , will it be considered for a H1B application… or should i consider a company with a bigger size, client rooster etc..

It also improves the chances of approval but there are other factors as well that impact the approval. I am not sure if you can use the old petition during the interim period.

Hi, thanks for the response. I just wanted to know for a normal student if he goes to India for how long can he stay back as in my case I am returning to USA after one year and having a valid visa. So the question is if a normal F1 visa student stays in India for one year can he return to USA or not.

Thanks for the previous response but I want to know more thing, kindly help me out. I have got stuck in India because of the Tri valley university case. I came on vocation in Nov and got admission for Jan in a reputed university.

The thing is it will be more than 1 year for me outside USA staying in India. What the effects of this, further are there any entry problems regarding this. I am actually a tvu victim and when came to India on vocation got stuck.

Now I am going back to USA as a student. The thing is I have a MBA degree from Virginia and after completing my opt, went for tvu and got stuck. However, as you will be entering US on F-1, and then moving to H-1 you may be questioned about your intent. My petition was filed on August 22, and I have not received the petition number yet. You have any idea whats the reason … mine was also processed at Vermont ….

Contact your lawyers. You should have a receipt number within a week of filing. Maybe they missed something in the application. If anyone got the approval recently with your receipt date. So that we all know the tentative time frame for rest of us. I am Mr. Mukhtar from Maharashtra Mumbai. I need sponsorer for H1 B. In organic chemistry and presently working as lecturer in sub.

Chemistry in india. I have 12 years of teaching experience. Hi Guys, My H1B was filed during first week of september regular processing at Vermont Centre and I received the petition number on 8th Sept ; its been more than 2 months now and I have not received the approval. I just wanted to know if anyone , whose petition was filed during the same time as mine ie Sep 1st week, has received the approval?

Pls do let me know! My H1b was filed in July 20 same as urs regular — Vermont even for that still petition not yet approved. It will take minimum 4 to 6 months. Guys, My petition was filed on August 22, and I have not received the petition number yet.

You have any idea whats the reason … mine was also processed at Vermont. My petition was also filed on Sep 1 and recieved my Receipt Notice on Sep Follow this forum.. Hi, I want to know what forms to be filled in to file h1b tranfer petition. I I for premium. I am presently in India. My company filed h1 for me and i got it approved in May Unfortunately there are no requirements in my project right now and so I am planing to move out of my company since my spouse is i the US.

My company has agreed to provide me my approved H1 petition copy scanned copy. Can I use this petition and do a transfer or amendment to another employer if i find a job over there US? In what all ways will this be useful for me if i find a job in the US? Rbkk, Yes, that photocopy can be used for cap-exempt petition in future. I have H1b approved through software pundits , boston, in But however I never used the H1 in last three years and it expired.

I have my H1B petition approved and expired in Aug. Is there by any chance i can apply again cap exempt and go for visa stamping. Or can i should apply fresh with in the new quota for and wait for petition approval. A person can keep on filing extension through same or different employer until that limit is reached.

However, you can still go for transfer using the receipt number and print out of online status showing it has been approved. My H1b is approved with cap exempt under premium processing. Hi i am sreenath reddy , i have done my masters in hospital administration , i have 2. I have a company who is interested to sponsor my H1b but not willing to file for the premium.

However I said i wanted to bear the expenses for the premium processing so that I can bring my family immediately to the states.

However the company is insisting me to have a separate attorney file for premium processing? You think I can have a personal attorney to file just premium petition? What cap quota is he targeting?? Cap is over long time back … I think nothing can be done till 1st Apr next year. No point in spending money for something that will start after 8 months and you cannot start working until 1st Oct..

Hi Amit, thx for quick reply. Legally, you can pay for the fees as a separate check. Mine was filed on 26th Apr …. Did anyone during that time frame got approval?