For software engineers who have yet to secure H-1B
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This post is for software engineers who have yet to secure H-1B.
If you’re open to considering another visa alternative, look at O-1.
It’s a lot of work to build a profile that will give you a shot at O-1 but it can be a great way to bypass the H-1B lottery, that is if your employer is open to supporting your application.
Ask your current employer as soon as you can if you can pursue O-1 with you bearing the full costs of the application.
If your company lawyer stops you, escalate your case to someone senior at your company.
Will talk more about this topic in the Discord community.
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This post is by Amber G. Davis. She started her career working at a boutique immigration firm before moving on to two different large immigration firms (one of which is one of the largest immigration firms in the world). She’s advised numerous high-tech companies of all shapes and sizes, from startups to top ten Fortune 500 companies, and from nonprofits to companies in the IPO process. She now runs Waypoint Immigration USA, representing only individual employees for EB-1A, EB-2 NIW, O-1, etc. and is well-known on LinkedIn with 8k+ followers.
Want to get in touch with Amber? You can reach her at amber.davis@waypointimmigration.org or through a LinkedIn connection note (Amber’s LinkedIn profile).
