Redundancy on L1A visa

Old Jul 3rd 2019, 3:07 am
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I moved to the US less than a year ago but due to circumstances outside of my control I will be laid off at the end of the summer. I have done some research but it seems there is no alternative but for me to return to the UK. Is there any way that I could transfer my visa to another employer. Having taken most of the last year to establish myself here it is such a pain to have to move again back to the UK. Any ideas, suggestions would be much appreciated.
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Old Jul 3rd 2019, 3:27 am
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Well you can not transfer a L, you could look for other employment with somebody who would sponsor you.
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You can look for an H1B sponsor, but that is your only hope to remain in the US.

(unless you have a US love interest that you are at the point of wanting to get married too, of course)
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Any potential employers that could sponsor an EB1C?
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You can look for an H1B sponsor, but that is your only hope to remain in the US.

(unless you have a US love interest that you are at the point of wanting to get married too, of course)
But OP would still have to leave as s/he would be out of status once the L1 ends and would need now to wait until April for a willing employer to apply for the H-1B in the 2020 lottery. If successful, that would mean the OP would not be able to come back to the US before 1 Oct 2020...so that's probably not an option.
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Some H1b's are not cap limited.
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True: but then s/he'd need to find a not-for-profit/research institute to apply for an uncapped H-1b.
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It's hoped that you had written into your contract that the company would pay the costs of moving your household items and family back to the UK.
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