H1b Transfer thread!

Apr 21, 2019 283 Comments

Guys, i hope to create a common thread here for all the transfers related questions. Please post in your questions or experience so that we all can benefit from it. Please provide the following details:
Date of filing witn USCIS:
Date when receipt was generated:
Date of approval:
In case of rfe, rfe reason.
Also please do mention your designation in old company to that of new one!
(By collecting this stats, one should be able to have a good insignt on how long it takes)

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TOP 283 Comments
  • Amazon / Eng
    bananalove

    Go to company page Amazon Eng

    bananalove
    Fragomen Questionnaire Filled: April 3rd
    H1B transfer filed with PP: April 19th
    Receipt: April 23rd
    RFE Request: May 3rd 😓
    RFE Sent: July 23
    RFE Approved: July 31! Woohoo!

    BS in one of the "hard sciences"
    Role: Software Engineer
    Apr 23, 2019 10
    • Amazon / Eng
      bananalove

      Go to company page Amazon Eng

      bananalove
      RFE was submitted yesterday. Fragomen lawyers are frustratingly slow. Will let you know what the decision is.
      Jul 24, 2019
    • Trimble
      LeakCode

      Go to company page Trimble

      LeakCode
      I know. The lawyers take forever to respond to RFE. I already lost the excitement about starting my new job.
      For me it will take another 3-4 weeks to respond to my RFE
      Yours will get approved soon. Keep us updated
      Jul 24, 2019
  • OP
    My h1b transfer to one of the FAANG is going to be files early this week. All fongers crossed.
    Apr 21, 2019 3
  • Date of transfer petition filed - April 11
    Date when received- April 12
    Date of receipt generation - April 12
    Date approved- April 23 per egov.uscis.gov and myaccount.uscis. lawyers haven't got the hard copy yet but told me I could safely resign
    Not FAANG. Engineer to senior information security engineer role, wage level 4

    Good luck to everyone out there. I was stressing out after 10 calendar days when there was no response even though the lawyers kept convincing me the transfer would go through smoothly.
    Apr 24, 2019 10
  • WeWork / Data
    p🥔tato

    Go to company page WeWork Data

    PRE
    Amazon, eBay
    p🥔tato
    I’m at RFE stage but would like to share my case here:

    Current job title: Marketing Data Analyst
    New job title: Data scientist
    SOC title: Operations Research Analyst
    Wage level: 3
    Degree: BBA in Marketing, MS in Business Statistics

    Current company: wework
    New company: a pre-IPO unicorn in Bay Area
    Law firm: Fragomen
    Processing center: California

    Questionnaire submitted: 4/2
    LCA submitted: 4/5
    Petition filed: 4/24
    Receipt generated: 4/25
    RFE issued: 5/4
    RFE reason: Specialty occupation

    Fragomen said they need 6-8 weeks to put together a response, then another 15 days for USCIS to adjudicate. Nothing needed from me though.

    To people who have RFE experience - does it take you guys so long to respond to RFE as well?
    The timeline is so long that my start date got postponed to August. I received the offer in February. Lol.
    May 17, 2019 9
    • so looks like my RFE response is going to take a reaaaal long time. It's already been 3 weeks ( since May 14 RFE date ) and today the lawyers responded saying the USCIS deadline is Aug 8 so they will make sure to respond before that. I am taking this as bad news. Damn I had already checked out from my current work projects. Gotta step on gas again now.
      Jun 7, 2019
    • DISQO
      YMqa10

      DISQO

      YMqa10
      Mine is slow too. USCIS issued RFE on May 6 and my attorney hasn't filed the RFE response yet. It's been two months now.
      Jul 10, 2019
  • Oracle / Eng
    cxUq47

    Go to company page Oracle Eng

    cxUq47
    H1b transfer pp - Filed - April 12, receipt- April 13, approved - April 27.
    Apr 27, 2019 2