I head this last week on the pod cast of on the media. If you haven’t heard of this then it is worth watching the original flash as well. It talks about the possible future of News with google, amazon, microsoft, blogster and other technology companies.

transfering an H1b Visa

I found this at http://www.murthy.com/chatlogs/chat1206_P.html

Chat User : Hi. I am working on an H1B visa, 6 years completed and on 7th-year extension. The company has filed for my GC and the labor is still pending for the past 3 years in California. Is it possible to do an H1B transfer at this point?

Attorney Murthy : An H1B transfer is possible, under the USCIS guidance of August 2003, for another year based on the earlier LC filing. As long as the prior employer does not cancel the pending LC, H1B extensions are possible. If the employer cancels the pending LC application, one is no longer eligible for H1B extensions. In such cases, the safest course is to request that the new employer file a new LC application ASAP, by regular or premium processing to save time, in most cases, then request a start date a couple of months later, valid for one year with the new employer. This will enable one to obtain future H1B annual extensions based on the new LC filing with the new employer, since the new LC would have been pending for at least 365 days at the time of the next H1B extension.

So it looks like it would be possible to change companies. I would loose my priority date but the chance of getting a green card in the next couple years is about zero.