An US employer who can pay, supervise the employee with IRS tax identification number can sponsor h-1b visas. The best way to find out H-1B visa sponsors is to find good employers by searching on the internet with search engines like google, yahoo, msn, altavista, searching on the job boards like monster, career builder, hot jobs, searching on the newspapers etc. In India, companies like TCS, Wipro, HCL, Covansys, Tata Infotech etc have a good share in US market.

There are no limits to the number of H1B visas a single individual may have in his or her lifetime. At one point of time you can apply for multiple h1bs i.e. You can apply for h1b with company A and Company.

The H1B visa is valid for a maximum of six years. According to the new law, the above said 6 yr. limit has been relaxed and you can apply for extensions of one year at a time, until your Green Card application is processed. If you change jobs, you must reapply for a new H1B visa, under the new position. This does not mean that you have another 6 years. The H category visa allows you to stay in the country for 6 years, regardless of whether you changed employers during this period. Those who arrived in the country on H4 visas, and converted to H1 status, have to remember that this 6-year period starts counting from the day they arrived in the country on their H4 visa. If green card has been applied then the stay can be extended.

The H1B processing time varies because all cases are different. Generally it takes between three to six months to process an H-1B visa. You must wait at least two weeks after you send in your application for a receipt from the USCIS and another two weeks before you call the USCIS to check the status. When USCIS officials get your application package, they will send you a receipt showing the date your case was received and the receipt number assigned to it. Use the receipt number to track the status of your application when you call the number listed at the bottom of the receipt notice.

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