cg_42 Posted May 19, 2023 Report Share Posted May 19, 2023 Hi all, so USCIS has clarified that people who were facing layoffs can move to B1/B2 before transferring to H1B (here's their tweet thread from the official account linked below) However, the following is not clear- say someone files for a B1/B2 status. It usually takes 4-6 months for the approvals to come through. What if someone finds a job before that? Do they need to wait for B1/B2 approval to come through and then file for a change of status to H1B or can they file for H1B right away? Quote Link to comment
Attorney_15 Posted June 2, 2023 Report Share Posted June 2, 2023 Generally, the H1B Petition can be filed with Change of Status requesting an immediate start date and including the explicit/specific details of the pending I539 for B1/B2 status, and asking USCIS to approve the I539 first and then the H1B to facilitate the smooth transition. One would want to include a copy of such a tweet with a request to change status to B1/B2. Quote Link to comment
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