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I am J1 visitor working at research institution. My employer is willing to file H1 visa for me, but I can not gather all appropriate documents before end of this month. My boss told me that they will file H1 petition for me, and if it won't be approved, they will still continue my J1 until next year. But they told me that if we try to file H1 petition and it won't be approved for any reason, they are afraid whether US consulate will not give me a visa even for my extended J1 status, when they see that I have applied for H1, which was not approved. Is there a risk of US consulate not giving me a visa for my J1 extension, if they found out that I tried to apply for H1 and it was not approved for any reason. Am I too close to H1 deadline not to take that risk, and will it be better if I stay on J1 for now and try to submit H1 petition for next year as early as possible?
thank you
Nick
I am J1 visitor working at research institution. My employer is willing to file H1 visa for me, but I can not gather all appropriate documents before end of this month. My boss told me that they will file H1 petition for me, and if it won't be approved, they will still continue my J1 until next year. But they told me that if we try to file H1 petition and it won't be approved for any reason, they are afraid whether US consulate will not give me a visa even for my extended J1 status, when they see that I have applied for H1, which was not approved. Is there a risk of US consulate not giving me a visa for my J1 extension, if they found out that I tried to apply for H1 and it was not approved for any reason. Am I too close to H1 deadline not to take that risk, and will it be better if I stay on J1 for now and try to submit H1 petition for next year as early as possible?
thank you
Nick
