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 :)
Why don't you go back to India?
Immigrate to Canada is probably your best bet. Getting denied probably flags you as a "possible immigrant intent" for couple of years at least.
What was the offered wage? You can check the prevailing wage online.
Regarding point 3. On what basis do you think you qualify for a greencard? Regarding point 5. On what basis do you think Canada would want you?
Employment based greencard for my job experience 3 years as data scientist.
Canada immigration based on getting a job in Canada.
You need to find out why it is denied. You can also open law suit if you think you are wrongly denied. Also Apply for H1 this year. For backup start looking at another options. Make sure you donāt go out of status. You can also find girlfriend/boyfriend and marry her/him
Many data scientists were RFEd then rejected this year. I would suggest getting a higher paying job with a better legal firm.
Don't bother with h1b. File greencard. You will get it in under 2 years. This may mean you have to be outside the US a year or so. So what. Sucks but life will go on and once you have it you will never have another US visa issue ever again, so find a company willing to locate you outside the US until you can come back. 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.
Wow this is very valuable. Have you gone through the process? Can I dm you for further questions?
I have done GC but was able to stay in the US. You can Google "consular processing" to learn about that but the start of the process including i140 part is the same regardless which way you go.
Whatās your current base and TC ? Why was it rejected even after a data scientist title ?
If you are interested in Canada you can dm me (also from Hungary). I know some people in my office who are āparkedā here until US visa is approved.
India is not a bad option either! Just saying
What about education loan?
Where is it mentioned op is Indian?