hi sajha users,

my opt is expiring on june 05,06 and my sponsor is applying my h1 on apr15,06. so, i am planning to go back to nepal after i get my h1 docs. and i am planning to come back in oct, 06. so my questions are:

What process do you suggest me to do to apply h1(do you prefer premium over normal processing?)? since, to get h1, it takes a max of 150 days(ie beyond my grace period.

Is there any obligations for those people who worked in his OPT for 3 months and go back to nepal for visa stamping?

i will be really thankful for the help.

BhaskarNJ,

thanks a lot man, but i don't know, i am just thinking to go to nepal and come back. i just think it's not worth sitting here and going to college forcefully. that's why, just leaning towards of going back to nepal after doing the premium processing. what you think?

does any one know if one can get H1B visa for Technical Support job ??

i am working for Microsoft thru a staffing agency but i dont know if there is any chance for H1 B.

Delicate, it's up to you man....Whichever way sounds good to me...I haven't been to Nepal since I got my H1B, so I don't have a precise information on how to deal it from Nepal. I saw a thread somehwere in kurakani, couple weeks ago, dealing with the H1 from Nepal. Better check with your employer , and make sure you collect all the materials that will be needed to show to the consular...Good luck dude..

"Does any one know if one can get H1B visa for Technical Support job ?? "
Definitely one can get H1B sponsored for tech support. But depends on the employer. I know Manpower in minneapolis sponsors H1B for techies.
But, most of the time, employers try to avoid this sponsoring hassle. So for right now you can initiate this process by asking your employer, probably the Manager of your staffing company.....coz most of the people working there in HR might not know about this stuff...So don't waste your time scaring them, talk to the big guy directly and give him the scenario!!
cheers,

GREAT POST GUYS !!!

LOT OF INFORMATION..

HEY BHASKAR!! LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE TOO MUCH MINNESOTA AND JAPAN CONNECTION. SO WHY THE HECK DID YOU PUT THAT NJ IN YOUR NAME ?

Nice Thread..

Guys i m in a same situation and need some advice. I am currently working now and my employer offered to apply for H1B on April 1st. My Opt expires in June. I will have 3 month+ gap of unemployment. If i could obtain my F1 status and obtain CPT (that will allow me to work part time), my employer will agree to continue my employment as parttime. Sajha Users, can you please give me some insight on if I can obtain F1 status and be able to work parttime as well.
Any advice is appreciated.

A friend of mine was working on OPT. He had his OPT expired on August 12, 2006. He had applied for H1 B from this company he was working with. His H1 B would start on October 1, 2006.

He was given an unpaid leave by his office for that gap. He didn't join any school. He joined the office on October, 2006 after his H1 B started. He is fine now. Well he had to pay for the insurance the company was paying on his name.

Probably he will go somewhere to get his passport stamped.

So this is it.

I hope this will give you some idea.

Best of Luck :-)

camoflaged..

to have upaid leave.. the person has to be employed... to be employed s/he should have valid visa.. (H1, OPT etc) if the person does not have valid visa, they cannot be an employee anymore so how can this work??