[returningfory2]

> Does the 60 day timeline include the amount of time you need to be approved for the visa, as well?

No. You must start a new job within 60 days. Due to H-1B portability rules, you can start a new job as soon as your employer has filed paperwork with USCIS. The H-1B processing time doesn't count.

I recently started a new FAANG job on H-1B, and because I received an RFE it actually took nearly 3 months after starting to get the approved petition.

[JonLim]

Oof, that's a long wait. If you don't mind me asking, is it because of the whole H1B status with the current administration, or of additional hoops you had to jump through for the RFE, or something else?

[returningfory2]

I received the RFE before I started, the 3 month wait time was just to prepare the RFE, send it, and then wait for USCIS to adjudicate it.

[JonLim]

Ah, thanks for sharing that. Guessing once the RFE was sent off, everything was okay?

Crazy that it took 3 months to prepare and send the RFE, though I'm assuming USCIS provided an answer within 15 days with Premium Processing.

[yibg]

What happens if it’s not approved?

[returningfory2]

You're in a lotta trouble. It happened to a friend of mine and when his H-1B looked like it was going to be denied his FAANG company moved him to an office in Europe.