H1B Transfer Denied, Need Help and Advice

[pdxc]

Hi all! I have a tough situation here hope you can provide advice, thanks in advance!

I got my initial H1B at company A in 2014 and effective on 10/1/2014, with I-94 expiration date set to 2017;
One month later(Nov. 2014) I accepted offer from company B and filed H1B transfer, and I started working at company B with receipt notice. Company A then revoked my H1B several weeks later.

Everything seemed fine for a while, and then **** happened. On 5/11/2015, my H1B transfer got denied... Company B(current employer) is hiring another lawyer to re-file my case. From what I was told by the lawyer, the new H1B petition was filed as consular processing, which means once it's approved, I need to go back to my home country to get a new H1B visa to re-enter US.

Here are my questions:
1. What's my best possible reaction to this situation?
2. Since the H1 transfer got denied on 5/11, my status suddenly became "illegal" now, will this become an issue when I try to get my H1B visa via consular processing?
3. What's the odds that I get denied for the H1B visa? (My employer is an Internet startup in SF, with a total of ~50 employees)

Your kind advices will be appreciated. Thanks a lot!

[raghvi]

Hi all! I have a tough situation here hope you can provide advice, thanks in advance!

I got my initial H1B at company A in 2014 and effective on 10/1/2014, with I-94 expiration date set to 2017;
One month later(Nov. 2014) I accepted offer from company B and filed H1B transfer, and I started working at company B with receipt notice. Company A then revoked my H1B several weeks later.

Everything seemed fine for a while, and then **** happened. On 5/11/2015, my H1B transfer got denied... Company B(current employer) is hiring another lawyer to re-file my case. From what I was told by the lawyer, the new H1B petition was filed as consular processing, which means once it's approved, I need to go back to my home country to get a new H1B visa to re-enter US.

Here are my questions:
1. What's my best possible reaction to this situation?
2. Since the H1 transfer got denied on 5/11, my status suddenly became "illegal" now, will this become an issue when I try to get my H1B visa via consular processing?
3. What's the odds that I get denied for the H1B visa? (My employer is an Internet startup in SF, with a total of ~50 employees)

Your kind advices will be appreciated. Thanks a lot!

When you say the transfer got denied, do you mean the petition itself got denied, or it got approved, but you didnt receive a new I-94(I797B instead of I797A) ?

This is my opinion not legal advice.

[pdxc]

When you say the transfer got denied, do you mean the petition itself got denied, or it got approved, but you didnt receive a new I-94(I797B instead of I797A) ?

This is my opinion not legal advice.

I mean the petition itself got denied. We are currently working with a new lawyer to re-file a new petition.

[raghvi]

What was the reason for denial?

[pdxc]

What was the reason for denial?

Finally got the notice in mail. The lawyer made a mistake --he had selected a OES position, which typically does not require a Bachelor's degree (I have a Masters). The new lawyer is filing new LCA and H1B petition, with new position.