zandu Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 I am currently working full-time for a company A on their H1B. I have an offer from another company (Company B) to work part-time (8-16 hrs/week) for them and they are willing to file an H1B application for the part-time work. My questions are 1. Does Company A needs to make any changes to their petition, given that I would continue to work full time for them? 2. I don't have the visas stamped for both the companies right now. When I go for stamping next time, can I chose one of the visas to be stamped or do I need to get both the visas stamped? Thanks Link to comment
smuni Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 I think you can work only for one Employer on H1B Link to comment
JoeF Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 I am currently working full-time for a company A on their H1B. I have an offer from another company (Company B) to work part-time (8-16 hrs/week) for them and they are willing to file an H1B application for the part-time work. My questions are 1. Does Company A needs to make any changes to their petition, given that I would continue to work full time for them? 2. I don't have the visas stamped for both the companies right now. When I go for stamping next time, can I chose one of the visas to be stamped or do I need to get both the visas stamped? Thanks Company B can file a concurrent H1 for part time work. But, company contracts nowadays often prohibit side jobs without written approval by the employer. So, make sure company A is ok with the sidejob, otherwise, when they find out, they may fire you for cause. As for visas, you only always have one visa of a category max. The H1 petitions determine who you work for. Link to comment
pontevecchio Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 If A has no relevant clause in your contract about working for other companies B can file your Part time H1 and you can get the visa for the main job. The 2 petitions are mutually exclusive. Link to comment
zandu Posted August 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 Thanks guys. That clears it up. My main employment contract is pretty relaxed on secondary work as long as the other business is not a competitor or in the same field. Link to comment
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