thank you :-)
"J. J. Farrell" wrote in message
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> "Alex Inupa" wrote in message
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> >
> > My friend will be changing his job next month and I have given him the
> > following information. Would you correct me where I am wrong?
> >
> > 1- This is the 3rd transfer so there's no application fee
>
> I guess you're talking about the old "training fee" of $1000 rather
> than the $130 application fee? I believe the training fee doesn't
> apply to any applications since October 1.
>
> > 2- Premium transfer is still extra $1000 and $130 fee still applies
>
> Correct. The employer must pay the $130 application fee.
>
> > 3- There is a lawyer fee
>
> Most lawyers charge for their services. If the employer chooses to
> use a lawyer for this, there are likely to be fees.
>
> > 4- He may start working after the new company files the petition and
gets
> > the receipt (there are multiple types of receipts but I believe a fedex
> > receipt is fine)
>
> He may start working once the USCIS regard the application as having
> been filed. INS said in the past that they didn't consider an application
> as filed until they had done their initial "sanity" scan which they do
> before issuing the receipt, and decided the application is valid. You
> would know they had done this when you received the application receipt.
> Most people say to wait for the receipt before starting work, some take
> a chance on having proof that the application has been received by USCIS.
> If he's applying for Premium Processing, there's a good chance he'll get
> the approval before or at the same time as the receipt anyway.
>
> > By the way he is waiting for another interview, what happens if he gets
the
> > offer letter from this company while he applied for the transfer from
> > another one, does he need to wait for the results?
>
> No.
>
> > Is there a limit on number of H1B transfers?
>
> No.
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