Hi,
I am currently in US on L1B visa with company A. The visa is valid till Nov 1 2008.
I applied for H1B visa for the year 2009 with company B and it was approved. Without my knowledge, they also applied for a Change of Status(COS) and now I am told that starting Oct 1st, my L1B visa would be invalid and I would have to work for Company B with the H1B visa.
My problem is:
I have a prior 4 months offshore(India) commitment with company A and want to honour it. I would like to stay in US till Nov 1 2008 on my L1B visa itself & then go back to India, get my H1B stamped and return after 4 months.
My questions are:
(1)Can I ask my employer(company B) to withdraw the COS and tell them that I have to go back to India & will get my H1B visa stamped from there when i return?
(2) Will this withdrawal of COS affect my H1B visa approval in any way when i go for the stamping in India?
Kindly reply back. This is urgent! I have to let my employer know at the earliest. Thanks in advance!!
I am currently in US on L1B visa with company A. The visa is valid till Nov 1 2008.
I applied for H1B visa for the year 2009 with company B and it was approved. Without my knowledge, they also applied for a Change of Status(COS) and now I am told that starting Oct 1st, my L1B visa would be invalid and I would have to work for Company B with the H1B visa.
My problem is:
I have a prior 4 months offshore(India) commitment with company A and want to honour it. I would like to stay in US till Nov 1 2008 on my L1B visa itself & then go back to India, get my H1B stamped and return after 4 months.
My questions are:
(1)Can I ask my employer(company B) to withdraw the COS and tell them that I have to go back to India & will get my H1B visa stamped from there when i return?
(2) Will this withdrawal of COS affect my H1B visa approval in any way when i go for the stamping in India?
Kindly reply back. This is urgent! I have to let my employer know at the earliest. Thanks in advance!!
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