Thanks for your reply guys. Kiddo, I had already accepted the offer. So, isn't this a DEAL? The company and I already talked about when I was gonna start and when I will go through drug screening and all those stuffs. I asked company to process my visa soon...they said:you have plenty of time, we will do that once u start to work i.e in JUly ( OPT should come in JULY). So, since H1 has been filled, I would have to apply for next year meaning I can't work for 3 months in the trasition period. They said they can't afford to lose me for three months...therefore need to hire someone else. It was a done deal...i guess it justifies why i was on cloud nine. had I not accepted the offer and had I not spend so much time talking to the HR...I would have taken it differently.It was 100% that I was gonna work for this company from both sides.