RFE denied. OPT STEM ends June 2019. Options?
Hi, my H1B application is denied after waiting 10 months and a RFE. I'm from Hungary.
I suspect it is either because of wages issue or major mismatched issue. I studied electrical engineering but filed as data scientist.
My OPT STEM is ending in June 2019. So right now I want to know my options.
Here's some I listed out:
1) Ask my current company to file H1B again but tweak wages and job description.
2) Get new job with higher wages with more relevant position and file H1B (not sure if still in time for April cycle).
3) File greencard application but not sure about procedures of this (can anyone advice?).
4) Apply to company that does L1 visa transfers if next H1B gets rejected.
5) Immigrate to Canada.
Did anyone go through the same thing? Please share your wisdom and guidance to me! I will be forever grateful :)
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Procedure: company does labor market assessment to prove they need to hire a foreigner, then they file i140. Once i140 is approved you apply for greencard. If you are inside the US at that point you file i485 but if you are outside you can use "consular processing" to get greencard directly via ds260 application. Blinders don't know about that because they are Indians and never do that but you can.
TLDR; company needs to sponsor your greencard.
Regarding point 5. On what basis do you think Canada would want you?
If refiling H1 doesnโt work out, your best bet is to work in a multinational corp and get L1 visa to come back. Since you are not backlogged you can get GC within a couple years after you come back.