Good Morning. Here's my dilemma. I have an approved H1B application which got picked up in 2019-20 lot and approved in Jan 2020, before the world went into lockdown. The stamping process was initiated but it couldn't complete as the USCIS offices were shutdown die to the pandemic. I have watched patiently about all the regulations Trump Administration brought in to deny any entry to H1B applicants who weren't already working in the states or who were waiting to return.

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I have around 6.5 yrs of consulting experience with my company and I am in a dilemma if I should wait and hold on to the process patiently or I should start to look for consulting assignments elsewhere. If I leave, that application is getting wasted and I do not know if there are companies who would like to initiate a transfer for it. What should I do ?

talk to whoever sponsored you in the first place. Are they still waiting for you? if not start looking for something else. Doubt the embassies will open before summer... (although heard mexico and panama are still issuing visas)

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