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I am an attorney but not immigration atty. I am on a H1 visa filed by a
large consulting firm. Recently they decided to divest themselves of the
department that I work in. Fortunate for me, they were able to negotiate
with another Consulting firm to continue the practice with all the
employees. I informed the new consulting firm of my status and they
immediately filed a H1 petition under the portability provisions. I am due
to start working next month.
A few weeks back when I learned about the intentions to divest of the
department, I aggressively sought other employment because I was concerned
of being unemployed and out of status. Anyway, I have since received a
number of call backs with firms that want to interview me. I really dont
like the new consulting firm that filed the petition for me or its owners
but considering the state of the economy and my immigration status, I had
to
take the opportunity. (I did not know I would get any call backs at that
time)
I really would prefer to work for one of these firms that want to interview
me however the new consulting firm has already filed that petition for me
for which the receipt has not even been acknowledged by the INS. My
concern
is that the INS will see two applications for me on their desk and suspect
that I am abusing the system and investigate me. Because of the
unexepected
divestment, I think that I would have a reasonable explanation to give
them.
HOwever, I could do without the embarrassment of an investigation by the
INS or even excessive attention from them.
Again, I dont know too much about immigration laws but should I accept
these
interviews and accept an attractive offer if one comes up??? IS it
likely
that the INS will scrutinize me??
Jerome
I am an attorney but not immigration atty. I am on a H1 visa filed by a
large consulting firm. Recently they decided to divest themselves of the
department that I work in. Fortunate for me, they were able to negotiate
with another Consulting firm to continue the practice with all the
employees. I informed the new consulting firm of my status and they
immediately filed a H1 petition under the portability provisions. I am due
to start working next month.
A few weeks back when I learned about the intentions to divest of the
department, I aggressively sought other employment because I was concerned
of being unemployed and out of status. Anyway, I have since received a
number of call backs with firms that want to interview me. I really dont
like the new consulting firm that filed the petition for me or its owners
but considering the state of the economy and my immigration status, I had
to
take the opportunity. (I did not know I would get any call backs at that
time)
I really would prefer to work for one of these firms that want to interview
me however the new consulting firm has already filed that petition for me
for which the receipt has not even been acknowledged by the INS. My
concern
is that the INS will see two applications for me on their desk and suspect
that I am abusing the system and investigate me. Because of the
unexepected
divestment, I think that I would have a reasonable explanation to give
them.
HOwever, I could do without the embarrassment of an investigation by the
INS or even excessive attention from them.
Again, I dont know too much about immigration laws but should I accept
these
interviews and accept an attractive offer if one comes up??? IS it
likely
that the INS will scrutinize me??
Jerome
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