Entering US with a previous expiring soon L1B after L1A is denied.

[songza1]

Hi,
I have an L1B blanket visa and currently in US. My visa and petition are expiring in two months from now.
I would like to go to India and apply for fresh L1A blanket visa (I qualify for that).

Just in case if my L1A visa is denied when I go for stamping in India, Can I still use my L1B visa (which will be expiring soon)to come back to US. By the time I try to enter US, my L1B visa may be valid only for less than a month.

Any advice would be very helpful.

Thanks,

[txh1b]

You can enter provided the petition is valid and the job still exists even on the last day of the visa validity. Visa is just an entry pass.

[songza1]

Thanks for the quick response. When you say 'provided the petition is valid', you are referring to the expiry date of the petition right ?

Also, when a company tries to apply for L1A petition, would the company cancel/invalidate existing L1B petition ?

Thanks,

[txh1b]

Thanks for the quick response. When you say 'provided the petition is valid', you are referring to the expiry date of the petition right ?

Also, when a company tries to apply for L1A petition, would the company cancel/invalidate existing L1B petition ?

Thanks,

Your company HR/attorney should be able to answer that. Yes, I meant petition should have more validity than the visa.

[songza1]

Sure. Thanks a lot for the information.

[songza1]

Adding to that

If I apply for L1B to L1A conversion while in US and receive an RFE, Can I withdraw the conversion petition and go back to India to apply for a fresh blanket petition and visa ?
Will the withdrawl after RFE and immediately applying for a new blanket petition and visa affect the changes of getting visa during visa interview ?