H1B for Project Management

[ravik2k]

Is there any challenge to get thru H1B petition or VISA processing as "Project Manager" ?

My concern is that - will I be discouraged during VISA stamping that why your client needs "project manager" from India, why can't your client recruit an US Manager from US market ?

My background - I was working in US from 2007 to 2010 under L1B visa as specialized skilled resource - I returned back to India, and taken Managerial role as additional role. I have an opening to travel back to US for the same client - whom I am been associated for the past 6 years. I will be still on dual role with Management and Technical with 75:25 ratio.

I am wondering if I should apply in Managerial role (that I will be actually performing) or to be on a safer side just apply as "technical role" - which I can easily defend like I have strong technical skills that US market does not have? Don't know how far it matter for H1B VISA type?

please advice. thanks in advance.

Regards,
Ravi

[smuggymba]

Is there any challenge to get thru H1B petition or VISA processing as "Project Manager" ?

My concern is that - will I be discouraged during VISA stamping that why your client needs "project manager" from India, why can't your client recruit an US Manager from US market ?

My background - I was working in US from 2007 to 2010 under L1B visa as specialized skilled resource - I returned back to India, and taken Managerial role as additional role. I have an opening to travel back to US for the same client - whom I am been associated for the past 6 years. I will be still on dual role with Management and Technical with 75:25 ratio.

I am wondering if I should apply in Managerial role (that I will be actually performing) or to be on a safer side just apply as "technical role" - which I can easily defend like I have strong technical skills that US market does not have? Don't know how far it matter for H1B VISA type?

please advice. thanks in advance.

Regards,
Ravi

Thousands of PM's come from every Indian company to US every year on H1, L1, B1.

[ravik2k]

Thanks smuggymba for the inputs.

was more keen to learn from other experience - like anyone faced trouble with the project manager role.

[smuggymba]

Thanks smuggymba for the inputs.

was more keen to learn from other experience - like anyone faced trouble with the project manager role.

No trouble. In fact there is a benefit - you qualify for EB1-C and will get GC in 6 months.

[Amman]

No trouble. In fact there is a benefit - you qualify for EB1-C and will get GC in 6 months.
May be he already knows that coming under Manager qualify for EB1-C ;) Smart guy !
Good luck buddy !