You don't state whether you have ever worked for a for profit H-1B employer. If not, then you haven't been counted against the cap and you cannot port now since there are no H-1B visas. You would need to wait until April 1 to have the for profiti employer file for you and then you could start work on Oct. 1, 2014.
Pam Barnett
Answered on Nov 18th, 2013 at 3:24 PM