Archive for August, 2009

How long can I stay after I leave my H-1B job?

Monday, August 17th, 2009

This is a question I get frequently and would like to give some thoughts on it.
Unfortunately, there is no clear answer which is probably why there is a great deal of confusion about the answer.  There a couple of things which are clear and others are less:
 1.  Clear points:
  a.  The day after you (the [...]

Visit from the Department of Labor to client’s office about H-1B visa

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

On August 13, 2009, an investigator from the Department of Homeland Security made an unannounced visit to one of our client’s office asking about an approved H-1B visa case.  Our client has more than one H-1B visa holder working in the office, but the investigator only wanted to talk about one case.
 The investigator first asked to speak [...]

Immigration visiting companies to check on approved H-1B visas

Monday, August 10th, 2009

Around August 2009 The Department of Homeland Security is starting a new program sending private investigators to approximately 25,000 H-1B employers across the U.S. to check if the H-1B employee is working at the employer and performing the work as said he or she would do in the H-1B petition.  While there is nothing to [...]