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I wanted to share my experience from Sep, 2018 and eventually I got my visa revoked, Jun, 2019. I also had some questions, which I'll have at the end, but bare with me and thank for reading.
I travelled to India for my H1B stamping Sep 2018 after not seeing my family for a while, and was elated. I had an ongoing project in an EVC model, which had some promise of extension and I decided to travel during that decision due to personal reasons. Upon arrival at ND consulate, I got a 221-G (white slip) with request for administrative processing, and I thought, okay, no biggie. I mean I still have a job, and they should be able to verify it soon, and in the meantime I'll just work remotely so all can be good. Well, to my worst fear, they took 3 months to even verify, and during that time, surprise-surprise, I lost my project since the client couldn't wait anymore. To top it all, premium processing got halted for transfers few days after my interview and it won't resume Mar 2019, so a no-go for me in case I manage to find a new job and want to apply a new petition. So fast forward with everything, Apr 2019, USCIS sent a NOIR, and then in Jun 2019 they sent the official revocation notice. After months of trying and looking for full-time jobs, I finally managed to get thru few interviews which I'm hoping would turn into valid offers. I have been going thru this un-planned ordeal, and it's rough, but I'm powering thru it all. Now, I'm not seeking much of a legal advice, but my main questions are:
I wanted to share my experience from Sep, 2018 and eventually I got my visa revoked, Jun, 2019. I also had some questions, which I'll have at the end, but bare with me and thank for reading.
I travelled to India for my H1B stamping Sep 2018 after not seeing my family for a while, and was elated. I had an ongoing project in an EVC model, which had some promise of extension and I decided to travel during that decision due to personal reasons. Upon arrival at ND consulate, I got a 221-G (white slip) with request for administrative processing, and I thought, okay, no biggie. I mean I still have a job, and they should be able to verify it soon, and in the meantime I'll just work remotely so all can be good. Well, to my worst fear, they took 3 months to even verify, and during that time, surprise-surprise, I lost my project since the client couldn't wait anymore. To top it all, premium processing got halted for transfers few days after my interview and it won't resume Mar 2019, so a no-go for me in case I manage to find a new job and want to apply a new petition. So fast forward with everything, Apr 2019, USCIS sent a NOIR, and then in Jun 2019 they sent the official revocation notice. After months of trying and looking for full-time jobs, I finally managed to get thru few interviews which I'm hoping would turn into valid offers. I have been going thru this un-planned ordeal, and it's rough, but I'm powering thru it all. Now, I'm not seeking much of a legal advice, but my main questions are:
- How much of this should I reveal to my future employer? I know, I should reveal all of it, but I didn't want to turn-off (or scare) a future full-time opportunity and wanted to minimize any negative impact this may have on my situation, given the rarity that I'm facing with employers even willing to sponsor. The reason for my denial is simply that the client didn't require my services anymore, so it wasn't any sort of misrepresentation in any way, but I'm not sure how future HR might take this as.
- Since my approved petition has now been revoked, and this was my cap-exempt transfer from 2017, would I still be considered for a cap-exempt petition by a new employer?
- I also have an approved I-140 (CP), and still have 1 year out of the 6 from my first H1B, so in this case would new employer be able to ask for a 3-year petition, without filing for I-140 right away?
