Hi,
My query is regarding the scenario where L1 extension and L1 to H1 petitions were filed around similar time.
I was working for company A on a L1B individual visa which was approved back in year 2004. Its validity along with validity of I-94 was until 1st Nov 2006. Employer B filed a L1 to H1 COS petition for me in 2006 with receipt date of May 30th 2006 and it was approved with notice date of August 29, 2006.
During same time period, I also filed for extension of my existing L1B petition with employer A. It was filed with receipt date of August 9th 2006 and it also got approved with notice date of Oct 3rd 2006.
At that time, I was not aware of these complications around filing of multiple concurrent petitions etc. Also, employer B did not have too many projects so I continued working for employer A on the extended L1B before I left US on Dec 1st 2006.
I have come back to US again last year and currently in the process of changing from employer B (whom I had joined after going back to India in Dec 2006) to employer C who are doing a cap-exempt H1B petition for me based on another approved H1B which I got through employer D in year 2008.
With some understanding around all these legal rules, I have this concern around my status back in 2006 when both my L1 Extension for employer A and L1 to H1 COS for employer B were approved. My specific queries are:-
1. Was it ok for me to continue on L1 status even though my L1 to H1 COS status was approved with issued I94 having start date as 1st Oct 2006 OR was it fine as latest action was L1 extension (Oct 3rd, 2006) compared to L1 to H1 COS approval with action date on Aug 29th 2006?
2. Even if above was fine, what was my status on 1st and 2nd Oct 2006?
3. Will USCIS consider any of the above as gaps and can I face future problems while doing my Green card processing?
Many thanks in advance for your response.
Regards.
My query is regarding the scenario where L1 extension and L1 to H1 petitions were filed around similar time.
I was working for company A on a L1B individual visa which was approved back in year 2004. Its validity along with validity of I-94 was until 1st Nov 2006. Employer B filed a L1 to H1 COS petition for me in 2006 with receipt date of May 30th 2006 and it was approved with notice date of August 29, 2006.
During same time period, I also filed for extension of my existing L1B petition with employer A. It was filed with receipt date of August 9th 2006 and it also got approved with notice date of Oct 3rd 2006.
At that time, I was not aware of these complications around filing of multiple concurrent petitions etc. Also, employer B did not have too many projects so I continued working for employer A on the extended L1B before I left US on Dec 1st 2006.
I have come back to US again last year and currently in the process of changing from employer B (whom I had joined after going back to India in Dec 2006) to employer C who are doing a cap-exempt H1B petition for me based on another approved H1B which I got through employer D in year 2008.
With some understanding around all these legal rules, I have this concern around my status back in 2006 when both my L1 Extension for employer A and L1 to H1 COS for employer B were approved. My specific queries are:-
1. Was it ok for me to continue on L1 status even though my L1 to H1 COS status was approved with issued I94 having start date as 1st Oct 2006 OR was it fine as latest action was L1 extension (Oct 3rd, 2006) compared to L1 to H1 COS approval with action date on Aug 29th 2006?
2. Even if above was fine, what was my status on 1st and 2nd Oct 2006?
3. Will USCIS consider any of the above as gaps and can I face future problems while doing my Green card processing?
Many thanks in advance for your response.
Regards.
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