subirbanerjee 0 Report post Posted July 27, 2017 My question is simple but could not find any proper reply, would appreciate if someone could give me a specific reply. I am on H1B1 special category visa, is it possible to do a change of status to H1B regular without going thru the lottery method. H1B1 numbers are taken out of the 65000 quota every year, so the conversion should be possible, without having to run thru the application (April) and random selection process. Please advice. Share this post Link to post
pontevecchio 12 Report post Posted July 27, 2017 It would seem not. Why do you want to do this? Share this post Link to post
JoeF 7 Report post Posted July 28, 2017 5 hours ago, pontevecchio said: It would seem not. Why do you want to do this? My guess is the OP wants to change to H-1B because the H-1B1 doesn't allow immigration intent. Share this post Link to post
pontevecchio 12 Report post Posted July 28, 2017 That sounds reasonable. Share this post Link to post