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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
On date : 2015-11-22 14:02:55 Category :H1B Visa
H-1 can be approved as long as the company can show why they need you.
H-1 can be approved as long as the company can show why they need you.
On date : 2015-11-22 14:02:16 Category :H1B Visa
Fresh H-1 is needed. You will get an additional 6 years on your H-1. Technically speaking you are on H-1 once it gets approved, you are no longer on L-1 visa.
Fresh H-1 is needed. You will get an additional 6 years on your H-1. Technically speaking you are on H-1 once it gets approved, you are no longer on L-1 visa.
On date : 2015-11-22 14:01:10 Category :H1B Visa
Yes
Yes
On date : 2015-11-22 14:00:02 Category :H1B Visa
You will be out of status, unless you have medical reasons or some other emergency and have taken leave without pay. If you are outside the country, you don’t have to be paid by the employer.
You will be out of status, unless you have medical reasons or some other emergency and have taken leave without pay. If you are outside the country, you don’t have to be paid by the employer.
On date : 2015-11-22 13:58:43 Category :H1B Visa
You can start working as soon as the H-1 petition is received by the USCIS, usually takes a week or so to get the receipt.
You can start working as soon as the H-1 petition is received by the USCIS, usually takes a week or so to get the receipt.
On date : 2015-11-22 13:57:03 Category :H1B Visa
You get a 60 days grace period after the expiry of your OPT, If it expires Aug 1 you have until October 1. You can apply for an H-1 extension now and stay safely in the USA.
You get a 60 days grace period after the expiry of your OPT, If it expires Aug 1 you have until October 1. You can apply for an H-1 extension now and stay safely in the USA.
On date : 2015-11-22 13:56:18 Category :H1B Visa
Visa is the stamp that you have on your passport, you mean that you have applied and were granted a change of status from L to H. The USCIS does not automatically cancel your L-1, the company could withdraw the L-1 once you leave.
Visa is the stamp that you have on your passport, you mean that you have applied and were granted a change of status from L to H. The USCIS does not automatically cancel your L-1, the company could withdraw the L-1 once you leave.
On date : 2015-11-22 13:55:32 Category :H1B Visa
No. you have to be outside the country for a year to get 6 years more on your H-1.
No. you have to be outside the country for a year to get 6 years more on your H-1.
On date : 2015-11-22 13:54:44 Category :H1B Visa
Yes you can.
Yes you can.
On date : 2015-11-22 13:53:36 Category :H1B Visa
Yes. The last H-1b that you filed will be the one that is binding. A person does not have any time between jobs. You should find a job and apply for a H-1b transfer while you are still working.
Yes. The last H-1b that you filed will be the one that is binding. A person does not have any time between jobs. You should find a job and apply for a H-1b transfer while you are still working.
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