H1B transfer - Receipt notice vs. approval notice?

[MusicKoala]

Hi there,


I am currently waiting for H1B transferring from my current employer A to new employer B. A said I can start to work right after receiving receipt notice.

So if this receipt notice means my visa will 100% be approved, I can just let A know before I got approval notice. Or else, if I noticed A, but the transfer process was not success, then I could not work for both companies.

So should I wait for approval notice or just let A know once I got receipt notice?

Many Many Thanks!

[kabkaba]

You correctly know the risk, so decide accordingly. How confident are you that B's petition will be approved? Is B a consulting company? Will you be working at a client's location? Will you have proper employee-employer relationship?

[MusicKoala]

You correctly know the risk, so decide accordingly. How confident are you that B's petition will be approved? Is B a consulting company? Will you be working at a client's location? Will you have proper employee-employer relationship?

B is a bank and I will work at in the employer's building. But I cannot guarantee my visa will be approved.
And also, I have another question, can I travel aboard before starting to work for B if my H1B transfer is approved?

[kabkaba]

Direct employment with a non-consulting company has a much higher likelihood of petition approval.

You can leave the US at any time. If you want to start working for B on returning, you will need B's petition to be approved before you return. If you want to continue with A after returning, you can use A's petition, but it is possible that B's petition will be approved without I-94 in that case. If that happens you will need to again leave the US and return with B's petition in order to start working for B.

[MusicKoala]

Direct employment with a non-consulting company has a much higher likelihood of petition approval.

You can leave the US at any time. If you want to start working for B on returning, you will need B's petition to be approved before you return. If you want to continue with A after returning, you can use A's petition, but it is possible that B's petition will be approved without I-94 in that case. If that happens you will need to again leave the US and return with B's petition in order to start working for B.

Thank you very much! kabkaba