Though getting an H-1B status after a long petition is the usual desired outcome, it pays to look at all options. The annual cap on the number of visas and the unknown, “lottery” aspect of being awarded a visa means that many employers and hopeful employees are forced to look at possible alternatives. It may even happen that when the H-1B visa is approved, you may prefer one of your alternatives and may not wish to make use of it, as then changing your status to H-1B is often a drawn-out and rocky process.. <\/p>\n
As a prospective employee, you may be sponsored into the U.S. by multiple potential employers for a change of status. Multiple sponsors would increase one’s chances of success, in theory. But if multiple petitions are selected for the lottery and are approved, that individual now has multiple I-94s issued, all with the same start date of (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Though getting an H-1B status after a long petition is the usual desired outcome, it pays to look at all options. The annual cap on the number of visas and the unknown, “lottery” aspect of being awarded a visa means…<\/span><\/p>\n