I recall reading recently (perhaps last week) that the rules had been clarified recently so that you could not get a H1B visa sponsored by a company of which we

I recall reading recently (perhaps last week) that the rules had been clarified recently so that you could not get a H1B visa sponsored by a company of which were a major shareholder. If its an option, you could ask your company super nicely to keep you on board, and just stop paying you. I doubt this will work, but it might be worth a shot.