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Switch employer (STEM OPT status) after H1-B application is filed.

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Hello,

I'm currently on STEM OPT extension which is valid until Feb-2017 and my employer filed H1B petition for the coming fiscal year. I'm currently working as a consultant at client location and received a full time job offer recently from one of my dream companies.

If I decide to join the new company, what are the next steps that I need to take care of from my end? Also, what happens to the H1B application that my current employer sent to USICS?

My employer informed that it is going to take a month or two to receive an update on the H1B lottery. I understand that my current employer spent efforts and money to file an application with USCIS and I'm ready to compensate for that.

I understand that I will lose the chance of giving a shot at H1B this year, should I choose to join the new company, but I don't think the new company will defer the job offer to October (H1B transfer option if approved) or even wait until the lottery results are out.

Please let me know your thoughts or suggestions on my current situation.

 
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