H1Bs Can Change Fields

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Friday, 10 October 2008 03:31

PLEASE NOTE : With the current downturn in the economy, many are faced with layoffs and potential layoffs. For persons in H1B status, this prospect often makes it necessary to find new employment in order to remain in the U.S. legally. Thus, we thought it would be helpful to remind MurthyBulletin readers that H1B workers often have some flexibility as to which type of professional employment they may accept. Many of our readers are very well-educated, with multiple degrees and extensive experience, applicable to several fields. For this reason, we are again running our article on the ability of H1B workers to change fields. (Oct 10, 2008) A question that often arises among MurthyDotCom and MurthyBulletin readers involves a person in H1B status who wishes to change to a field of employment that is different from the field of his or her current H1B job. Such an individual often thinks that there has to be a similarity between the current H1B job and the prospective H1B position. To clarify for our readers; this is not true. There is no limitation on a change in fields in an H1B. One is in no way "locked in" to the type of job held in the current H1B as long as s/he he has the degree required for the new job or position.

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