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Big tech is risk averse and avoids pursuing O-1s unless there's no other option and the candidate/employee is highly valued. But I haven't seen any change yet i
by proberts 1y ago
Big tech is risk averse and avoids pursuing O-1s unless there's no other option and the candidate/employee is highly valued. But I haven't seen any change yet in the adjudication of O-1 petitions. Nearly all our O-1 petitions still get approved and when we receive a Request for Additional Evidence (or RFE), the issues raised are the same issues that were raised before January 2025.
- miruddin 1y agoIs it true that most big tech companies and possibly the startups you work with strongly prefer H-1B transfers over candidates who might have held an H-1B in the past (with an approved I-140), but are currently on a B-2? In your experience/opinion, is such a situation disadvantageous to the candidate's competitiveness in attaining employment at these coveted companies?
- proberts 1y agoIf the company is paying attention and knows what it's doing, then the interim B-2 status of a candidate shouldn't matter; at worst, it just means that the candidate might have to depart and reenter to activate his or her H-1B status with the new employer.
- miruddin 1y agoSuper helpful! Much obliged!
- fooker 1y agoMakes sense, thanks.