There are many H-1B employees who were laid off and returned to their home country and are exempt from the annual H-1B lottery. They wait every day in the hope of finding an H-1B transfer sponsoring employer.
For example, an employee has an H-1B approved petition in the past from October 2010 to October 2013. The employee is exempt from the H-1B lottery and can be sponsored by an employer at any time during the year.
However, they are practical problems finding an employer who would hire and transfer the H-1B. Usually, full-time employers are not comfortable interviewing and sponsoring an employee from overseas due to their HR policies.
IT Consulting firms are more amenable to hiring employees and sponsoring H-1B transfer petitions from abroad. However, an end-client letter is usually required at the time of visa stamping at overseas embassies and consulates.
An IT consulting company needs a confirmed project with a service agreement and work order with an end client before the end client issues an end client letter.
Vendors and end clients usually want to conduct technical screening and interview calls during the USA time zone, which becomes inconvenient for an employee looking for an H-1B transfer sponsoring employer in the USA but currently working overseas.
Even if an end interview is successful, an end client wants a consultant to join in four to six weeks. It is impossible to get H-1B transfer approval and visa stamping in this short timeline.
An alternative method is to find a university to study and work using Practical Training work authorization.
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