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Simultaneous H1B and O1
Hello,
I'm working with an Oil major after my PhD. My OPT (obtained on F1) is set to expire in mid-May. My company will file my H1B application for this year, and the law-firm hired by the company tells me that they will try O-1 late April if H1B doesn't go through. If I understand correctly, the O-1 approval process can take more than 2 months. Therefore, there will be some time in between when I will not be able to work, I guess. My question is, if I were to avoid this by filing for O-1 right now and then also file an H1B petition, is that okay? Or this is likely to cause a problem with H1B if O-1 application is pending?
Thank you in advance for any pointers!
Raj
I'm working with an Oil major after my PhD. My OPT (obtained on F1) is set to expire in mid-May. My company will file my H1B application for this year, and the law-firm hired by the company tells me that they will try O-1 late April if H1B doesn't go through. If I understand correctly, the O-1 approval process can take more than 2 months. Therefore, there will be some time in between when I will not be able to work, I guess. My question is, if I were to avoid this by filing for O-1 right now and then also file an H1B petition, is that okay? Or this is likely to cause a problem with H1B if O-1 application is pending?
Thank you in advance for any pointers!
Raj
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