How to Transfer from F1 to H1B visa status?
1) How to change status (transfer) from F1 to
H1B visa without OPT - Document List.
2) What to look for in an H1B Sponsor /
employer - F1 to H1B employment Jobs.
3) How to find H1B Jobs with an H1B Sponsor
Company - Contact Us
Changing
Visa Status (transfer) from F1 to H1B without OPT:
The following documents are required when filing a petition to transfer
from F1 to H1B visa status:
1) H1B Sponsorship Job Offer from a US Sponsor
Company
2) Detailed H1B job description with
percentage allocations
3) Copy of your Resume
4) Relevant pages of passport
5) Copy of Degree
6) All transcripts (mark sheets)
7) Any course certificates and related
transcripts
8) Experience letters with name, title and
dates of employment
9) Catalogs or Brochures of company
10) Any awards related to occupation or prizes
related to field
11) Biographic information including full
name, DOB, POB, Nationality, Permanent Address, Marital Status
12) Copies of I-20s
13) Copy of current I-94 Card
14) Copy of EAD Card (if applicable)
* the above list is a reference and summary of
documents needed for processing. The list may be subject to change depending on
USCIS Center requirements and particular Service Center needs.
What F1 students should look for in an H1B Visa Sponsor Company (Employer?)
(For converting from F1 to H1B without OPT
visa)
Filing for an H1B visa petition is not simply
a matter of finding a job and a sponsoring employer. There is much more to the
process and it is not one, which should be taken lightly by the prospective
employee or employer.
Even if a fully documented and extensively
detailed case is prepared, USCIS (previously INS) may have questions about the
nature of the duties, the title and the designation of a specialty occupation
worker title. F1 visa students and H1B workers are considered “professionals.”
As such, the foreseeable question about a leap
from an F1 student with limited practical training experience to that of a
seasoned professional with a minimum of two years of experience in the field
may result in questions and dialogue between the petitioner and the government.
These questions are usually addressed in a
“Request for Evidence” (RFE) and can be extensive. Depending on the Service
Center and a number of other factors, an RFE can be onerous. One such response
to an initial filing may request evidence of the employer’s ability to hire and
pay the wages of an H-1B worker. It may also ask for evidence that the offered
job is, indeed, a specialty occupation worker.
If the company is relatively new and has few
employees, USCIS may want evidence that the company is presently “engaged in
the regular, systematic and continuous provision of goods and services” and
that the employer has sufficient work and resources available to prove that the
beneficiary will be “performing services in a specialty occupation” for the
requested period of time.
In response to such a request, an employer may
be required to furnish income tax returns, quarterly tax returns, copies of
purchase contracts and/or purchase orders and invoices. An annual report may be
requested as well as a company brochure describing the products and services
the company provides.
A few years ago, many “boiler plate” RFE's
also requested photographs of the premises to establish the legitimacy of the
organization. This type of RFE is “back in action” and a request may contain
this type of intrusive documentation to establish the veracity of the filing.
An employer may be asked how many other
employees hold similar positions within the organization and the number of
those who hold bachelor’s degrees. BCIS may ask for a breakdown of the fields
of study of such individuals and request another detailed statement of the
beneficiary’s proposed duties and responsibilities.
Another key question may reference detailing
the educational requirements for the job offered and a statement regarding the
beneficiary’s education and how it relates specifically to the position
offered.
The above information is based on years of experience
and knowledge of the priorities of USCIS and DOL. The inquiries may or may not
appear in your particular case; the important thing to remember is to “do your
homework” on the employer and be prepared to answer any of the questions above.
Make sure that the employer you choose can satisfy the basic documentary
requirements and has a legitimate and verifiable presence in the marketplace.
An employer does his/her due diligence in
terms of hiring new employees; you must also exercise the same in accepting a
position. If the company is new and/or has few employees, be certain that the
company can document its requirements, its place of business and the nature of
the job duties before you commit yourself to an offer of employment.
To learn more about the options, process,
rules and steps for going from: F1 to OPT status, or F1 to OPT to H1B transfer,
or F1 to OPT to H1B visa to Green Card, Contact Us
The First step in the F1 to H1B transfer
process is obtaining an H1B Sponsorship Job Offer
For the quickest and easiest way to find jobs
with H1B sponsor companies that hire F1 International students - Contact Us
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