On friday last week, I visited visa office(I-Flex's internal) to know the status of my H1 B petition. Still the status shown was "Awaiting Approval". This keeps my hope of getting H1B petition approved alive. I saw a lot of people with rejects too. I was happy for not being in the list of rejects.
This was my 3rd visit to visa office to know the status.I got the same disappointing answer this time as well. This is the similar to getting waitlisted at university you desparately want to attend. I know that lottery results are out. But still We are not getting the results. There could be various reasons behind this delay in disclosure. Appraisal results are due in July first week and that could be one of the reasons for the delay. I am expecting to know the status latest by July 2nd week.
There are lot of opportunities in the US for H1 holders in i-flex as of now. Infact, I happened to interview some people for positions in Warren, NJ and Tampa, FL. If my H1 gets approved,I would get opportunity to travel to US post this Oct.
This would not only help me gain some international work experience but also open opportunity for potential campus visits. That way I would be able to see the corporate as well as student life closely...
However, even if my H1-B doesn't get selected in lottery, I wont be in as bad a situation as currently graduating students would be.
Check this out:
BW: Visa Squeez for international students
Article in Harvard Crimson
This is a severe problem. I hope some or the other solution will come out.
Currently keeping my fingures crossed...Wait and watch for H1-B..
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Hello! Good to see another "prospective" applicant for 2008.
All the best for the H1 B Lottery as well... But you would have to convert your visa again when you get thru next year!
Do keep in touch!
Cheers
Seagull
Hi Charu,
Nice to hear from you. Will surely keep in touch....We Gotta get thru this MBA grind this year....
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