H1B Trasnfer - start without receipt and/or start with new employer while on vacation


sandeepr4

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Hello!

 

I have a couple of question regarding change of employer H1B petition. My situation is as below:

 

Employer A: H1B since Oct 2013; Visa stamped, multiple entry into/out of US; Due extension  Aug 2016; Never gone out of status or missed a pay check.

 

Currently, I have an offer from Employer B who has filed for COE H1B. Unfortunately, the employer B lawyer did not file it under premium processing. Since my hiring manager at Employer B wants me to start asap, the lawyer  says he will change H1B petition to premium processing once they get the receipt from USCIS but I can start already since H1 petition is submitted.

 

Questions:

1) Can I start employment at  Employer B without receiving receipt from USCIS or should I wait? I am told I can do that since I meet all the requirement for the portability act.

 

2) I have vacation days at Employer A. Can I take vacation, for say 2 weeks, with Employer A, and start employment a Employer B? That way I will never go out of status, will be employed and on H1B. Will being on 2 payrolls cause any issue either with USCIS or IRS?

 

 

Please do advice.

 

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I am being told they will use the FedEx receipt number to start my employment (file I-9 manually since it doesn't take fedex receipt number) and then call USCIS to get the actual receipt number. They suggest me to take vacation days from current employer so I am not out of status. Is that ok or should I just wait till I get USCIS receipt number before I start?

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I am being told they will use the FedEx receipt number to start my employment (file I-9 manually since it doesn't take fedex receipt number) and then call USCIS to get the actual receipt number. They suggest me to take vacation days from current employer so I am not out of status. Is that ok or should I just wait till I get USCIS receipt number before I start?

 

FedEx receipt is NOT enough. You need to wait until the actual USCIS receipt notice arrives.

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Thanks a lot for the reply Joe. It was very helpful. Thankfully I did get the USCIS receipt, and it is being handled by a lawyer.

 

This bring me to the other part of the question. Can I start with new employer while taking vacation as last 1/2 weeks from the current employer? I would have given back my laptop and everything else before I go on 'vacation'.

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On 06/12/2017 at 11:41 PM, vizagal said:

@JoeF I'm surprised you are giving half baked information. 

 
 
 
 
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Where does that document talk about FedEx receipts?

It doesn't even apply here. That document talks about receipts for damaged, lost or stolen documents (not applicable here), a temporary I-551 stamp on an I-94 (Green card, not applicable here) or a refugee stamp on an I-94 (again, not applicable here.)

Please explain in detail where I have given "half-baked" information.

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