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		FiloSottile on June 23, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Trump suspends H1B, H4 visas till year end In practice it means that if you file for a green card while on O-1 status there will be 4-8 months during which you absolutely can't travel.

baby on June 24, 2020 [–]

Ah, maybe I'm missing some subtleties. I was referring to "you're not supposed to have intent to immigrate on a X visa", which never seemed to matter as I personally applied for H1-B and a greencard while on a J1

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