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Additional Information for H-1B Employees

Concurrent Employment

As an H-1B employee, it may be possible for you to work for more than one H-1B employer at the same time. 

Stanford, however, requires all H-1B employees to be employed full time. Concurrent employment (i.e., any employment beyond your full-time employment at Stanford), requires your second employer to file a "concurrent" H-1B petition on your behalf. You must continue to work full time for Stanford and the Stanford department must be prepared to continue to pay your full time salary even when you are concurrently employed elsewhere.

Work Restrictions for H-1B Employees

A Stanford-sponsored H-1B does not allow you to work for the university in an occupation other than that for which you were hired.

H-1B regulations restrict the amount of time you may spend working at another location other than the one specified on your Labor Condition Application form.  If your job duties require you to work for a period of more than five days at another job location — including telecommuting — inside the U.S., your department should contact Bechtel International Center.  The H-1B is a location-specific visa. In concert with Stanford's Work Agreements policies:

  • Remote Employees - Address for fully remote work location required and any moves must be communicated to the department and to Bechtel prior to the move to facilitate an amended H-1B petition. 
  • Hybrid Employees - Address for all work locations required. Any moves must be communicated to the department and to Bechtel prior to the move to assess whether an amended H-1B petition is necessitated.
  • On-site Employees - Address for all on campus work locations required. Change department or movement to off-campus employment must be communicated to the department and to Bechtel prior to the move to assess whether an amended H-1B petition is necessitated.

Effective January 17, 2025: Changes to the H-1B under the "Modernizing H-1B Requirements, et al" Final Rule by Department of Homeland Security

In short, the changes:

(1) Broaden the scope of a "specialty occupation" by clarifying that "normally" does not mean "always" within the definition; a range of degree field may be "normal" for a position, as long as each degree field is directly related to the job duties.

(2) Codify USCIS deference to a prior H-1B determination when the petition involves the same parties and the same underlying facts.

(3) Expressly require evidence of maintenance of status for extension petitions.

(4) Eliminates requirement for an itinerary; previously itinerary requirement applied in a narrow set of situations.

(5) Allows petitions dates to be amended when adjudication occurs after the initially requested period.

(6) Extends Cap Gap authorization until April 1, of the following year.