planning to apply for H1B

hi good afternoon to all,...i am very new to this site and i found this site to very informative for womens.......please give some suggestions.....how to plan out.....

i have completed my engg in 2006 andhave 1+ years of exp as s/w test engg in hyd and planning to apply for H1B in U.S.A.. can anyone tell me wen to start my visas process....and is it the right time to apply.. and also wat is the procedure for H1B in U.S.A and any good consultancies.....or good sites......


thanks
divya.

You need to apply in April 1st,mean while gather info about consultants,carefull with the consultants they might gonna ask you to pay money for the h1b.

Do browse Murthy.com where you can get tonns of info...and of course it has a forum and you might hit on something that exactly matches your search.

Good Luck....

Hi,
April 1 ,2008 is the first day to apply for H1B now.
Decide which consultant you want to apply with , by jan-1.
In January you can talk with the consultant and provide all paperworks they need.
(The latest you can give your papers to the consultant is by march-1,because they need atleast a month to do all the background checking)
Feb and March they will prepare your H1 application and post it , as it reaches govt on april-1.

hope this helps

karthika.

i thank all the members for your valuable suggestions.if any latest updates plz let me know......

Hi ILites,
I have moved to US recently. I have L2 Visa. I have 8 yrs of exp in India and would want to work in US for which I need to apply for EAD. Gone thru couple of sites like USCIS.. Just want to check if anyone has applied for EAD online (Efile) recenly. Would recommend some valuable suggestions from those guys.... Do we need to send any docs by post to USCIS after Efiling EAD.
Cheers,
Apharna

Hi,

If you file the EAD (I 765) online,then you are not required to send any paper documents.
Next step will be the biometric will be done that is for fingerprints and photograph session will be called for in the nearest uscis centres.you will receive a mail regarding this.
Once biometric is done,your case will be pending and your EAD card will be mailed to your address within 90 days.if you do not get within 90 days you can contcat nearest uscis office and get a interim EAD to work temp. till you get perm. EAD.

Hope this clears...Thanks.