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H1B Premium Processing

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  • 27-08-2010 12:00am
    #1
    ellieswellies
    Registered Users Posts: 191 ✭✭


    Hey all,

    I'm an Irish citizen looking to move to the US on a H1B (I'm a vet) and I've a few interviews coming up stateside in the next few weeks. A lot of the clinics I'm applying to are looking to hire ASAP, and I understand that the H1B can take 3-6 months to process, but I have read in a few places that if your employer coughs up a thousand US dollars and fills out an extra form that they can premium process it in 2 weeks. Of course, I'd be willing to reimburse them for that expense, but my big question is, has anyone else heard of this premium processing, and how reliable is it?

    Cheers for your help!
    E.


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    #2
    lil_lisa
    Registered Users Posts: 1,829 ✭✭✭lil_lisa


    Yeah that's right, it cuts the time from 4 months or so to 2 weeks. HOWEVER, it is illegal for employees to pay for it, either through cash, held back wages, overtime whatever. If you pay for it, you are putting yourself and the company in jeopardy. But, I mean, if they're a big enough company, and willing to pay $3,000 in the first place to sponsor you a H1B, an extra $1,000 to get your working sooner shouldn't bother them!


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