Can I apply SSN with approved H1B Visa

[SandeepDV]

My H1B Visa has been approved but stamping is still pending.My employers asked me to come to US on B1 Visa and search for job.

Can I apply SSN with approved H1B visa with stamping still pending.

[JoeF]

You HAVE a job, with the employer. It is the employer's task to find a project for you. And a B1 is for attending meetings and the like for a foreign employer, not for looking for a project.

Further, the employer had to provide a client letter when he filed the H1 petition. What happened to that client? Or was that letter fake?

And you can only get an SSN if you are in a status that allows working. You can NOT get an SSN if you are on B1.

That employer is obviously shady. Find a better employer, one who follows the rules.

 

[venkatramrm@gmail.com]

21 hours ago, JoeF said:

You HAVE a job, with the employer. It is the employer's task to find a project for you. And a B1 is for attending meetings and the like for a foreign employer, not for looking for a project.

Further, the employer had to provide a client letter when he filed the H1 petition. What happened to that client? Or was that letter fake?

And you can only get an SSN if you are in a status that allows working. You can NOT get an SSN if you are on B1.

That employer is obviously shady. Find a better employer, one who follows the rules.

 

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