How many days I can work from India on H1B?

Working from India on US payroll is not allowed unless you have some US work visas like H1B or L1 and for a short duration of 1 to 5 months. Many people who exhaust their H1B 6-year quota leave the USA. They wait outside the USA for their H1B extension result and work remotely as an IT worker from their country.

Can I change roles within the same company under an H-1B visa?

H1B visas cannot be transferred from one employer to another. Instead, your new employer submits a new H1B petition for you.

Does job title matter for H1B?

Job titles do not need to match for an H1B transfer. Still the job title should be in a specialty occupation which requires a specific degree.

Can I work remote on H-1B?

You can work from home if your H1B petition has your home address listed as the ‘work location’ permanently. If your current approved H1B does not list your home address, then you need to file an H1B Amendment to get USCIS permission to work from home.

Can I work remote on H1B?

What happens if my employer terminates my H-1B application?

Once the H-1B transfer or change of status is filed, if the employer later notifies the immigration service of the termination or requests withdrawal, it generally would not impact the pending application or the immigration status.

What is an approved H1B LCA?

An approved LCA is one of the first steps towards getting your H1B work visa in the US. LCA is critical for making sure you are paid fairly as a foreign worker and not taken advantage by the US employers. In this article, we will cover all aspect of H1B LCA, including processing times and many other common questions around LCAs.

How to file H-1B cap subject petitions for the fiscal year 2021-2022?

Employers seeking to file H-1B cap-subject petitions for the fiscal year 2021-2022 cap, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption, must first electronically register and pay the associated $10 H-1B registration fee. Each employer can only submit one entry per H-1B employee.

How many H-1B applications did USCIS receive last year?

The number of registrations this year is expected to exceed those of last year. In last year’s H-1B period, USCIS received 275,000 applications, and the year before they received 201,000 applications. The numbers continue to increase year over year.