WANT TO APPLY FOR H1 FROM OUTSIDE USA , OPT GOT EXPIRED.

[vanita]

Hi

I got stamped in 2009 for F-1 visa . I was on OPT from JAN 28,2011 till JAN 28, 2012. I worked from JUNE 2011 to AUGUST 2011.But , I came down to India in the month of September 2011 for personal reasons . Now myself and my spouse ( dentist) want to relocate. What is the possibility to file for H1 .Please respond to the earliest.

[SameerH1Bworker]

There is no H1B quota for this FY. If you're going to apply for first time H1B then you'll have to wait until April 2013 for FY 14's quota.

[t75]

You appear to have been in violation of your OPT. Unless your spouse is a US licensed dentist, he/she cannot practice. You can certainly apply but there is no guarantee that it will be granted,

[kiran234]

Find an job/employer who is willling to sponser H1B for you.

Once you find an employer, your employer needs to file H1B on or after April 1st 2013 with a start date of Oct 1st 2013.

After your H1B is approved, you need to apply for H1B visa from Indian Embassy.

Entering the U.S. on an employment visa may be described as a three-step process in most cases.

First, the employer files an application with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services requesting a particular type of category visa for a specific individual. If the employer's application is approved, it only authorizes the individual to apply for a visa; the approved application is not actually a visa.

The individual then applies for a visa and is usually interviewed at a U.S. embassy or consulate in the native country. If the embassy or consulate gives the visa, the individual is then allowed to travel to the U.S.

At the border crossing, airport, or other point of entry into the U.S., the individual speaks with an agent from U.S. Customs and Border Protection to ask to admission to the U.S. If approved, the individual may then enter the U.S.

If your employer.organization is not for profit, then those employers can file your H1B under cap exempt any time...