Question about Fragomen and H1b cap filing time.

Jan 23, 2018 25 Comments

(using a friend's blind acc. I am still in school). Have accepted an offer from a place that's ready to file an H1b. I am on f1. How much time does Fragomen take to file h1b after filling an LCA? I am looking for other offers meanwhile and want to know how long I can keep interviewing elsewhere. I want to avoid multiple filings(since change of status is involved on F1). Does Fragomen file only in April? Can I keep interviewing till end of March or can they file even earlier?

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  • Amazon
    Whatttt

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    Whatttt
    Im looking for multi filing since it’s my last year of lottery, I’ll join the one that gets me a H1b, didn’t know there could be an issue
    Jan 24, 2018 6
    • Amazon
      Whatttt

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      Whatttt
      Doable but I need to get an offer from a overseas team myself, but point is I don’t want to float around like this, really hope to settle down
      Jan 25, 2018
    • Curious to know how you are timing multiple offers, are you telling them you can join only in June? PM me if you can, I have run out for this month.
      Jan 25, 2018
  • Cisco
    Cystco

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    Cystco
    Whats the harm in filing multiple times?
    Jan 24, 2018 6
  • Oracle
    Out123

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    Out123
    I would get it filed in both companies. Say yours get picked in the company that you don’t like, then join it, stay for 6 months and then you can move to other company. If you land up in such a situation, you can explain the situation to company where you want to join but didn’t get picked in lottery and ask them to delay start by 6 months. Shouldn’t be a problem for entry level positions
    Jan 24, 2018 3
  • Amazon / Eng
    noseTest

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    noseTest
    Once all your documents are submitted they file within two weeks. If your friend has an H1 and needs it transferred, end to end can be four weeks from the time documents are submitted.
    Jan 23, 2018 2
  • I’ve been there before. Try postponing submitting the documents. It is because the company is also paying for the paper work not just the h1b application. So, if you are waiting on onsites elsewhere, I recommend you don’t submit documents yet.
    Jan 23, 2018 2
    • Getting an offer can take more than a month since I am only at the start of the process with others. Worst case what do you think is the last date to pull the plug after submitting documents? Also how long can I wait till submitting in the first place.
      Jan 23, 2018
    • Hmm.. drag submitting the documents as much as you can. You could still retract as late as like March 20. Though I feel bad retracting after they complete all the paperwork. This process costs the company money and doing this you will burn a lot of bridges.
      Jan 23, 2018