Thanks for this post Andy two important clarifications
Although the lottery is in 6 weeks, to get the paperwork prepared to apply can still require some time. Ideally, you should start interviewing at least a few months before to give companies the time to evaluate candidates, make a decision, and then process the paperwork and consult with the lawyers. So applying now is pushing it pretty close to the deadline. EA organisations may be a bit quicker than the average US company.
Not all nonprofits are H1-B cap exempt. Basically: non-profits which are not research organisations or affiliated to them are not cap exempt. According to this website, only the following organisations are cap exempt:
Institutions of higher education;
Non-profit entities which are ârelated toâ or âaffiliated withâ institutions of higher education;
Furthermore, the process by which a nonprofit is designated a âresearch nonprofitâ is kind of arcane (for example, itâs independent of how the IRS classifies the org in their 501(c)(3) designation). If the org youâre applying to hasnât successfully sponsored cap-exempt H-1Bs in the past, expect additional delays while their lawyers argue with USCIS about it.
Thanks for this post Andy two important clarifications
Although the lottery is in 6 weeks, to get the paperwork prepared to apply can still require some time. Ideally, you should start interviewing at least a few months before to give companies the time to evaluate candidates, make a decision, and then process the paperwork and consult with the lawyers. So applying now is pushing it pretty close to the deadline. EA organisations may be a bit quicker than the average US company.
Not all nonprofits are H1-B cap exempt. Basically: non-profits which are not research organisations or affiliated to them are not cap exempt. According to this website, only the following organisations are cap exempt:
Furthermore, the process by which a nonprofit is designated a âresearch nonprofitâ is kind of arcane (for example, itâs independent of how the IRS classifies the org in their 501(c)(3) designation). If the org youâre applying to hasnât successfully sponsored cap-exempt H-1Bs in the past, expect additional delays while their lawyers argue with USCIS about it.
Thanks! Iâve edited in your corrections.