It is a tough question. You have to decide yourself if you want to spend the extra $1000. I've heard of someone who, in the past, had similar situation as you right now. In the end he paid $1000 to speed up the process because the normal process turned out too slow.
Has anyone who applied H1B recently got it approved within 2.5 months? Please share here.
Has anyone who applied H1B recently got it approved within 2.5 months? Please share here.