Dear Peter,
I'm on F-1 who didn't get picked in H1-B lottery twice, and am in the last 13 months of my STEM OPT.
Next year i.e 2019 April is my last shot at H1-B.
I work for an amazing start up that allows me to work remotely.
I'm hoping that my H1-B petition gets picked up in 2019 but in the event that that doesn't happend, as a back up what are my options if I want to continue to work for the same company and stay in the USA?
They're very limited unfortunately but if it's a great startup and you've played an important role for the company, then an O-1 might be an option. Also, and I'm not recommending this in any way, there are academic programs, as I'm sure you've heard, that give full-time CPT to those pursuing an advanced degree.
Next year i.e 2019 April is my last shot at H1-B.
I work for an amazing start up that allows me to work remotely.
I'm hoping that my H1-B petition gets picked up in 2019 but in the event that that doesn't happend, as a back up what are my options if I want to continue to work for the same company and stay in the USA?
Thank you