Hi,
I have a situation where I need some advise from the expert.
Below is my situation.
For the past few years, I have been working on L1 B visa for company A. Last year, Company B, applied for my H1 B with COS. While the petition was pending, I had to travel to India in may for an emergency and re-entered US on L1 itself in the same month.
All this happened before my H1 COS was approved and before the H1 start date. Anyhow once my H1 was approved (i got a new i-94), I joined the new company (Company B) and continued to work for them. In the mean time, they had also filed for an amendment request to correct the name in the petition and was also approved. I had infact asked my company on this and I was told that it wont be a problem, since I travelled back before the start date of the approved H1B change of status
Now I got an offer from Company C. I submitted all the document for the transfer. However, I heard from the new company that there is a problem since I left the US while my change of status application was pending, it is considered an abandonment and I might be out of status.
Is this is true? if so what are my options? I spoke to my current employer and they are still saying the same thing.
Can anyone please advise?
I have a situation where I need some advise from the expert.
Below is my situation.
For the past few years, I have been working on L1 B visa for company A. Last year, Company B, applied for my H1 B with COS. While the petition was pending, I had to travel to India in may for an emergency and re-entered US on L1 itself in the same month.
All this happened before my H1 COS was approved and before the H1 start date. Anyhow once my H1 was approved (i got a new i-94), I joined the new company (Company B) and continued to work for them. In the mean time, they had also filed for an amendment request to correct the name in the petition and was also approved. I had infact asked my company on this and I was told that it wont be a problem, since I travelled back before the start date of the approved H1B change of status
Now I got an offer from Company C. I submitted all the document for the transfer. However, I heard from the new company that there is a problem since I left the US while my change of status application was pending, it is considered an abandonment and I might be out of status.
Is this is true? if so what are my options? I spoke to my current employer and they are still saying the same thing.
Can anyone please advise?
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