Travel on B1 during H1-B Cooling Period

[jainan]

Hi,
I have completed my 6 years term of L1 + H1 in US and returned back to India on 31st October 2015. As per rule, I have to stay out of US for 1 year period. I am currently serving my cooling period in India.
My employer will apply for L1 visa on November 2016.
Due to a project...

[MChandrakant]

Hello,

1. Stayed in USA on L1 from Jan 2011 to Oct 2011
2. Oct 2011 to April 2013 was in Banglore for more than 1 Year
3. Came back to USA in May 2013 on same L1 before its expiry
4. Got L1 extension after coming back to USA valid from Aug 2013 to Aug 2015
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[wonderland]

Hi, My L1B expired on 31st Dec 2014. Currently I am on I94 i.e. valid till 29th Jan 2016, this will complete my 5 years of L1B tenure.


If I go back India in January 2016, Can I file a fresh H1B from India ?

If H1B gets picked and approved by Oct 2016, will it reset...

[Monicaa]

My blanket L-1 visa was stamped on March-2011. It was from March-2011 till March-2014. I stayed in USA for 7 months, from May-2011 till Dec-2011. Then I went to India and stayed for around 2 years in India, from Jan-2012 till Oct-2013. I came to USA again in Oct-2013. I applied for extension and got...

[epublic]

May i know why the status is changed from "REF" to "Initial Review" and the status is below. clock restarted.

On December 26, 2012, the 15-day premium processing clock for your I129, PETITION FOR A NONIMMIGRANT WORKER was restarted. You will be contacted by the office...

[neesha_lim]

I have completed 5 years in US on L1B and returned back to India. My total stay in india now is 5 months. Iam planning to go back to US on H4 for a period of 3 months. When I return back to India after 3 months, will my 1 year clock reset back to zero or staying for remaining 7 months is sufficient...

[funzine]

Hi There,

I am in India for last 8 months and I am trying to find out, how long can I stay here without resetting my naturalization clock.

I have completed 4.5 yrs in US and should be expecting a call soon.
So is there any other factors I should be considering which...