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Concurrent H-1B
Holding two H-1B petitions simultaneously with different employers. The 'insurance' play for currently-employed workers.
8 CFR 214.2(h)(2)(i)(B) explicitly permits concurrent H-1B employment. Most powerful as insurance: pair your primary H-1B with a 5-hour/week concurrent H-1B at a cap-exempt employer (university, nonprofit research org). If your primary employer lays you off, the cap-exempt H-1B keeps you in valid status — no 60-day clock. You're also now cap-exempt for any future employer to hire without lottery. See /cap-exempt-insurance for the upcoming subscription product.
Sources & official references
- 8 CFR 214.2(h)(2)(i)(B)— Concurrent H-1B employment — a beneficiary may hold two or more concurrent H-1B petitions with different employers.
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