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I've read about the basics on getting a job in the US with an H1B visa. You have to get an offer from a company in the US, prepare all the documentation by March (possibly with help from an attorney), apply in April, then wait for the result (possibly decided by lottery). If you get the visa, then you can start working around October.

Still, I'd love to hear concrete advice from:

1) people who got a software developer job with the H1B visa. How many companies you contacted? When did you contact them? Is February too late? Were you interviewed remotely or at their US office?

2) people who got an offer but for some reason failed to get the visa: besides the lottery, which is outside my control anyway, what should I be aware of?

3) people who got laid off or otherwise lost their jobs while working on a H1B visa. Did you find another job immediately, or did you have to leave the country?

Of course, I welcome replies from people involved in hiring too (though my intention isn't getting hired with this post).

Thanks in advance.