Hi All,
I am on H1B with Company A which is expiring on Aug 20, 2013 (6 years are complete after reclaiming the lapse times). My Greencard is in process and I have a copy of approved I-140.
My project with my employer's client is ending soon and no new project is in sight. So my employer is struggling to file for my visa extension as I will not be on a project and will not have any client letter.
In the meantime, I have got an offer from Company B (a big bank in US, and not a consulting firm). But their attorney says that filing for my H1B transfer is not possible in such a short time as my visa is expiring in another 3 weeks and many formalities are yet to be completed.
Please let me know: if Company B is not able to file for my visa transfer / extension (based on my approved I-140) before my visa expiry date, what are the options available to me to still work for Company B.
1. Can my new Employer Company B file for the transfer even after my visa expiry date?
2. Or will they have to file for a new H1? If yes, will it come under the yearly cap?
3. Are there any other options available to start working with this new employer?
[Note: My current employer will anyways be filing for my visa extension, which in all probability will end up in denial, so my hopes are now pinned on the offer from Company B.]
I am on H1B with Company A which is expiring on Aug 20, 2013 (6 years are complete after reclaiming the lapse times). My Greencard is in process and I have a copy of approved I-140.
My project with my employer's client is ending soon and no new project is in sight. So my employer is struggling to file for my visa extension as I will not be on a project and will not have any client letter.
In the meantime, I have got an offer from Company B (a big bank in US, and not a consulting firm). But their attorney says that filing for my H1B transfer is not possible in such a short time as my visa is expiring in another 3 weeks and many formalities are yet to be completed.
Please let me know: if Company B is not able to file for my visa transfer / extension (based on my approved I-140) before my visa expiry date, what are the options available to me to still work for Company B.
1. Can my new Employer Company B file for the transfer even after my visa expiry date?
2. Or will they have to file for a new H1? If yes, will it come under the yearly cap?
3. Are there any other options available to start working with this new employer?
[Note: My current employer will anyways be filing for my visa extension, which in all probability will end up in denial, so my hopes are now pinned on the offer from Company B.]
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