Update: Petition filed on 4th May. Receipt Date: 6th May Aporoval Date: 19th May I am working with Apple to get my H1B transfer done so that I can start working. I submitted the documents on Fragomen portal on 30th March. Initially I was told they will file within 2 weeks. Last week the attorney said they will do it this week but still haven’t filled it. Anyone waiting for their H1 transfer at Apple? How long did it take you to get the receipt?
Are they still doing premium H1B transfer ? How long does it take ?
Nope. Premium processing is stopped for a while. No idea how long will the normal processing take. They have asked me to join on receipt
How risky do you think it is to join on receipt in current situation ? I am in the same boat. H1 transfer filed on April 17th. Not for Apple though. For Facebook.
I don’t think it should be a problem if you have a pay rise and the position isn’t too different from your previous role. Have you received your receipt yet?
Not yet. I should be receiving the receipt this week.
Op, How long it took for fragomen to contact you after signing the offer?
Within 3 working days.
Adding to the list....for Apple..initiated on April 1...got an email that petition was filed on April 23....no updates in the portal yet ( still has awaiting signed docs)
Did you receive the receipt yet?
Waiting still. . .what abt you ?
What's your start date? My company used Fargomen as well, and they filed everything in 2.5 weeks. They took one week to submit the application to DOL, another to get an update back. After a few days, they sent me the FedEx confirmation receipt. Though I was emailing them every 4-5 days, asking how everything is going and if we are still on track.
My start date was 27th April. We pushed to 11th May. Looks like we will have to postpone again. I have been following with them every week as well. So is my recruiter. I don’t understand what’s taking them forever to file it.
Your lawyer might be prioritizing cases that need to be done asap (h1b expiring, extension, etc.), or he/she might be affected by the pandemic. I also gave my 2-week notice, so maybe they rushed it; or maybe my lawyer was just awesome
Mine has been “in progress” since April 10th i have followed up asking for status and my contact from the company has asked too, I’m sure they haven’t filled to USCIS, is this normal?
Ask them if they have submitted the application to DOL
Same with me
OP they have asked you to join on receipt? How comfortable are you doing that? My recruiter has not specifically said anything about joining. He said will talk about it when I get the transfer receipt. I am not very keen to join on receipt.
Yeah my recruiter has asked me to join on receipt. I spoke to various people who went through H1 transfer earlier and everyone feels it is safe to join on receipt as acceptance rate for Apple is 99%. I am also not switching to complete different job role than my current one. So I feel I should be fine.
Also in process of amazon transfer. Used fragomen. Offer accepted mid March, questionnaire all submitted right away, they filed the case only on May4, I still didn’t review notice. Might need to be pushed to join on receipt now...
Anyone filed in month of May. ???
Ok. Yes I received my notice on 5/29
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Not at Apple but working with Fragomen on my transfer petition. They are very slow. I have a similar timeline as yours. Questionnaire shared on Mar 31. They are yet to file and hoping to file early next week.
Glad they are filling it next week for you.
That's what they said. I still won't raise my hopes until actually filed. When the process started, I was told it will be done in 3 weeks of time 😄