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by boardkat
Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:19 pm
Forum: Business & Personal Immigration to the United States
Topic: H-1B: Switching Employers
Replies: 38
Views: 44518

Don't think of this move as 'switching' your H1. Think of it rather as simply getting a second h1. You are free to work at Firm B the moment your I-129 is recieved by USCIS. This does nothing to the validity of your 1st H1. it remains valid as long as you and Firm A wish it to. Once I-129 receipt i...
by boardkat
Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:59 pm
Forum: Business & Personal Immigration to the United States
Topic: H-1B: Switching Employers
Replies: 38
Views: 44518

H-1B: Switching Employers

I've heard that switching employers while on a H-1B visa isn't too complex; but what is the process with respect to timing? For example, if I'm currently working for company A but want to work for company B, and B submits the necessary paperwork, how long am I permitted to continue working with A an...