maximus777
06-09-2012, 12:02 AM
I would greatly appreciate if one of the lawyers on this forum to answer this question. To briefly outline my situation, I got laid off from my job (employer A) in early April and in a rush to keep my H1-B in valid status I switched to a small IT firm (employer B). I changed jobs from employers A to B and applied for a H1-B transfer in late April, but have not received the receipt notice yet due to the USCIS processing delay as mentioned in the following article:
USCIS - Temporary Delay in Issuance of I-129 Receipt Notices (http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=48c78976a0a77310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCR D&vgnextchannel=e7801c2c9be44210VgnVCM100000082ca60a RCRD)
IT is not my area of interest and hence kept my job search active. In the mean time, I have received another offer from a different employer C which I am planning to take since it exactly matches my interests/specialization with a tentative joining date in the late June - early July time frame. My last pay check was in April from employer A, and due to the USCIS receipt notice delay I am not able to start work with employer B and have no pay check for May or June. I have a 2 part question here:
1. Would it be possible to start a H1-B visa transfer with employer C using the April pay check and I-797 from company A?
2. In a slightly better scenario, if I were to receive the receipt notice for the H1-B transfer to employer B in the near future, would I be able apply for another transfer to employer C using just the receipt notice?
Thank you again and would greatly appreciate any inputs that the lawyers here may have.
USCIS - Temporary Delay in Issuance of I-129 Receipt Notices (http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=48c78976a0a77310VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCR D&vgnextchannel=e7801c2c9be44210VgnVCM100000082ca60a RCRD)
IT is not my area of interest and hence kept my job search active. In the mean time, I have received another offer from a different employer C which I am planning to take since it exactly matches my interests/specialization with a tentative joining date in the late June - early July time frame. My last pay check was in April from employer A, and due to the USCIS receipt notice delay I am not able to start work with employer B and have no pay check for May or June. I have a 2 part question here:
1. Would it be possible to start a H1-B visa transfer with employer C using the April pay check and I-797 from company A?
2. In a slightly better scenario, if I were to receive the receipt notice for the H1-B transfer to employer B in the near future, would I be able apply for another transfer to employer C using just the receipt notice?
Thank you again and would greatly appreciate any inputs that the lawyers here may have.