KMadhuCA Posted December 22, 2017 Report Share Posted December 22, 2017 Hi I am working with Company A, I797 is approved till Oct 2018 and have stamping based on same I797(Also I140). Now i got an offer with Company B and their H1B Transfer is also approved(They call it as COE, not sure what is the difference between regular H1 transfer and COE). Now, i changed my mind to continue at Company A. Can i continue with Company A even though Company B has COE H1B approved petition? What is the difference between regular H1B transfer and COE? Will there be any issue in future during renewals? Can i travel to india and come back with Company A I797 in future? Will there be any issue in Port Of Entry? Thanks in advance. Link to comment
pontevecchio Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 Yes A change of employer always involves a new non cap H1 petition Why? YES No extra trouble because of B Link to comment
JoeF Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 There is no such thing as a "COE" (I guess they mean change of employer), and technically, there is no such thing as an H1 transfer, either. It is always just a new, cap-exempt H1 petition. The only thing that a "transfer" allows is starting working for the new employer while the petition is pending. You can continue with the old employer if you wish. Link to comment
KMadhuCA Posted December 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 15 hours ago, pontevecchio said: Yes A change of employer always involves a new non cap H1 petition Why? YES No extra trouble because of B Thank you very much pontevecchio and JoeF for your help. @pontevecchio - Sorry i didnt get what you are saying for third question. I tried to ask : if Company A file any H1B renewal say oct 2018, do they need to be aware of Company B's petition details? Do i need to inform Current company now about Company B petition and situation before i decide continue with Company A? Link to comment
KMadhuCA Posted December 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 14 hours ago, JoeF said: There is no such thing as a "COE" (I guess they mean change of employer), and technically, there is no such thing as an H1 transfer, either. It is always just a new, cap-exempt H1 petition. The only thing that a "transfer" allows is starting working for the new employer while the petition is pending. You can continue with the old employer if you wish. Thank you very much JoeF. :) Link to comment
pontevecchio Posted December 24, 2017 Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 You do not need to. Link to comment
KMadhuCA Posted December 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2017 3 hours ago, pontevecchio said: You do not need to. Thanks very much again. Link to comment
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