H-1B Questions and Answers
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Changing employers is one of the most common situations: of the 1,650,584 certified labor condition applications from FY2022 to FY2026 that record it, 289,369 (17.5%) were for a change of employer, according to U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosure data analyzed by H1BVisaJobs.
Can I start working for my new employer as soon as the H-1B transfer is filed?
I'm on H-1B with my current employer until December. A new company has offered me a job and their lawyer says they will file the transfer petition next week. Do I have to wait for USCIS to approve it…