Hi,
I have been working on L1A visa in the US from July 2004 and i am currently on L1A extension with an I94 valid till April 2007. My H1 B was applied by another company as i was seeking a chnage in employement and i have got my approval for H1 B visa now. When the H1B was filed i was in the US but it was filed as a new H1 from India. Now i need to know that that since i am in the US and if i want to start working with the second company from 1st October, can i do that ? or do i have to go back to india and get the H1B visa stamped and then come and start work for second company ?
I am not keen on going to India for visa stamping now, but the employer is saying that since the H1 was filed as a new H1 from india i have to go an get it stamped from India. I was under the impression that we could work out an L1 A to H1B conversion from within US.
Is there a complication involved here that the H1 was filed as a new H1 from India even though i was here in US working on L1A ? If yes , what is the complication ? If no complication, then what is the way that i can get L1A to H1B trasfer. Is there a cost involved in doing so ? Why is the new company asking me to go to India and get this stamped and come back ?
Also the petition that has come is valid for 2 years only. I was under the imperssion that H1 petitions are valid for 3 years or 5 years? Did something change recently ?
Thanks in advance. Please reply ASAP
I have been working on L1A visa in the US from July 2004 and i am currently on L1A extension with an I94 valid till April 2007. My H1 B was applied by another company as i was seeking a chnage in employement and i have got my approval for H1 B visa now. When the H1B was filed i was in the US but it was filed as a new H1 from India. Now i need to know that that since i am in the US and if i want to start working with the second company from 1st October, can i do that ? or do i have to go back to india and get the H1B visa stamped and then come and start work for second company ?
I am not keen on going to India for visa stamping now, but the employer is saying that since the H1 was filed as a new H1 from india i have to go an get it stamped from India. I was under the impression that we could work out an L1 A to H1B conversion from within US.
Is there a complication involved here that the H1 was filed as a new H1 from India even though i was here in US working on L1A ? If yes , what is the complication ? If no complication, then what is the way that i can get L1A to H1B trasfer. Is there a cost involved in doing so ? Why is the new company asking me to go to India and get this stamped and come back ?
Also the petition that has come is valid for 2 years only. I was under the imperssion that H1 petitions are valid for 3 years or 5 years? Did something change recently ?
Thanks in advance. Please reply ASAP
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