sganesh02

I have been talking to a couple of companies over these months intersted in hiring me, but the catch 22 problem of April -> October persists as it comes across as too big a gap. One recruiter was really surprised that such a situation can even exist and said that not too many people are aware of these conditions. He asked me to appeal to the goverment or write a letter (the most I can do apart from applying or jobs) appealing to redress this catch 22 situation for people with cap-exempt visas. Anybody have suggestion on how I can go about this ? Should I work with an attorney on drafting a letter ?

Thanks! I dont yet have an offer, just started applying for some jobs. I was applying earlier in January 2012 without properly checking the quota numbers and one of the employer/interviewer asked me if I knew that the quota was all over in Nov 2011, and that I cant really transfer easily. So I was waiting, and just started applying....lesson learnt! I still have 4.5 years on H1B, but I am feeling stuck as Non Profit is not in my long term goals. I am planning to consult an Attorney, I wont have the option of concurrent employment if I do get a job offer. (I think the other option in such scenario is to start working once the petition is filed according to AC21 portability and stop when its approved to resume in Oct. the very premise sounds so complicated and diffcult ;-) ..well ) @wiweq: thanks! that seems to be the only option. I am already late at the rate at which Visa numbers are going, should have worked on that earlier.

I work for a non-profit organization with a non-profit/cap-exempt H1B visa. I want to switch to a industry position and the the new employer will have to file a cap-subject H1B petition against the quota, and I can start working only on October 2012 after the petition is approved. I was thinking of starting to look for potential job offers from June 2012 because it felt like a reasonable time frame since I can start working only in October. I dont think any employer would wait till October for me to start working, if, for example, I applied for the job in April 2012 or before. BUT the visa numbers are vanishing, and I am not optimisitc that anything will be left after June 2012... I feel I am trapped in a Catch 22 situation where if I look for jobs early then I wont get anything because I can start working only in October. and If I look for jobs at a reasonable time before October, then the Visas are not available. Does anybody have an advise about what I should do to move to Industry ? Has anybody dealt with this situation before ? any advise is much appreciated. Thanks