I just got an RFE on my H1B petition at PwC. This is my first time applying and I got through the lottery. I am currently on F1-OPT. However, recently I got an offer at FAANG for obviously much higher TC. Should I join FAANG and retry the lottery or just hang tight at this point? PwC says it will take them 4-8 weeks to craft response and file under premium processing, but won’t share details about the RFE. I have also applied for STEM OPT Extension.
Stay with Pwc until you get h1b cleared. Ask your faang offer to wait as you are in this situation. Once you get h1b cleared you can choose. If you cracked Faang now you can again for sure. Buy lottery you never know
Hang tight, else you would loose your spot in the lottery, ask the FANG company to get you a joining date in November, and apply for premium transfer once you get your h1b in October
4-8 weeks is common and plus 2 weeks ( you want to update as premium processing). ALSO, Ask the FAANG company to delay the joining by 2 months by explaining your situation.
In general, RFE means high chance of denial right?
No everyone gets RFE these days.
Stay with PWC until H1 is approved . RFE doesn’t mean denial. 60% of application gets the RFE and out of that more than 60% are approved Most FAANG can wait 4-8 weeks if you can explain this situation
Stay with PwC, ask new company to wait. In some ways it’s better for new company if you clear your RFE because then they can simply transfer your H1 instead of having to pay for it in a few months. Talk to hiring manager, often recruiters don’t understand these nuances.
Stay put. Get H1B and then switch.
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Stay put; my 2 cents. Get H1B first and then transfer to other companies.