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Background and Situation:
My future employer ( staffing consultancy) received an approved H1b (2019 quota, filed on my behalf) from USCIS and received the I797. Now the stamping is due. I am currently outside USA and have a F2 visa (husband is on F1 OPT). Due to some personal medical reasons, I will not be able to immediately start working in the US, but plan to come back to work force in 2020; and thus, at the least, wish to get H1b stamped, which I can utilize later with same or new employer under CAP-exempt category; My employer will not wait until 2020 and thus I want to have H1b stamped now and utilize this in 2020 (as COS from F2 to H1B) by some other employer.
1. If I get H1b stamped now, will my F2 be revoked?
2. If NO to #1, can I enter USA on F2 status while also having a H1b (Note that I do not intend to work immediately, but later in 2020)? Do I get to choose which visa I want to enter on at the port of entry ?
3. What is the best suggestion in this case to have the H1b option open ( to be utilized in 2020), but remove the dependency from the employer who currently owns my peition/h1b ? What documents should I acquire from the employer so that I can use this H1b later with another employer ?
Appreciate anyone's time who is reading/responding to this query.
My future employer ( staffing consultancy) received an approved H1b (2019 quota, filed on my behalf) from USCIS and received the I797. Now the stamping is due. I am currently outside USA and have a F2 visa (husband is on F1 OPT). Due to some personal medical reasons, I will not be able to immediately start working in the US, but plan to come back to work force in 2020; and thus, at the least, wish to get H1b stamped, which I can utilize later with same or new employer under CAP-exempt category; My employer will not wait until 2020 and thus I want to have H1b stamped now and utilize this in 2020 (as COS from F2 to H1B) by some other employer.
1. If I get H1b stamped now, will my F2 be revoked?
2. If NO to #1, can I enter USA on F2 status while also having a H1b (Note that I do not intend to work immediately, but later in 2020)? Do I get to choose which visa I want to enter on at the port of entry ?
3. What is the best suggestion in this case to have the H1b option open ( to be utilized in 2020), but remove the dependency from the employer who currently owns my peition/h1b ? What documents should I acquire from the employer so that I can use this H1b later with another employer ?
Appreciate anyone's time who is reading/responding to this query.
