Hello everyone,
My case is kind of complicated. I used to have H1B but my old company went down of business. Then I came back to US early this year to seek job as B1. A new company is going to hire me and applied me H1B visa transfer. I got the transfer last week.
The situation is that now I am in the US with B1 which is good till end of June 2016, my new H1B is approved and the start date on it is Oct 1 2016.
Can I immediately start to work? Or I have to go back to home , wait till Oct 1?
Some says I can stay and my new H1B status override my B1 status. And I can ignore the start date of Oct 1st because my new H1B was transferred from a valid old H1B.
Some says I have to go back get visa stamp and reenter on Oct 1.
Thank you!
My case is kind of complicated. I used to have H1B but my old company went down of business. Then I came back to US early this year to seek job as B1. A new company is going to hire me and applied me H1B visa transfer. I got the transfer last week.
The situation is that now I am in the US with B1 which is good till end of June 2016, my new H1B is approved and the start date on it is Oct 1 2016.
Can I immediately start to work? Or I have to go back to home , wait till Oct 1?
Some says I can stay and my new H1B status override my B1 status. And I can ignore the start date of Oct 1st because my new H1B was transferred from a valid old H1B.
Some says I have to go back get visa stamp and reenter on Oct 1.
Thank you!
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