Will I come under H1B CAP Exempt?

[[email protected]]

Hi All,

I was working in USA on L1B visa from 2010 June till Dec 2011 (18 Months - L1B).

Then I got my first H1B in Jan 2012 and started working on H1B. (20 Months - H1B - 1st employer)

August 2013, I went back to India and re-entered USA and Changed employer...

[aspiringstudent01]

What is the validity of work permit when out of cap H-1B visa transfer is in progress?

Currently I am on OPT. I have worked in USA earlier on H-1B for couple of years. Later, I enrolled in Full-Time masters program and applied for OPT. My OPT is about to end in Dec 2017. My employer is...

[Rimona]

Hi all,

I had gone to US in 2005 on an f1 visa and in 2008 got my h1 and later changed my employer as that consultancy came under scrutiny. I even got an extension of my h1b visa in 2011 for 3 years with my new employer. But then I had to come back to India to visit my family in 2012...

[ritznim]

Hello Team,

I really appreciate for all your great work and information about the immigration for many Indians here in the United States.

I am in a situation where I have no clarity on how to plan ahead with immigration. let me explain you a little bit

...

[san1236]

My Current Situation:
I have H1b Visa stamped and Original I-129 petition from a reputed company A, India. But still I haven't traveled on H1 Visa yet. My petition was approved by USCIS on 8-Dec-15. Both my H1 Visa validity and petition end date is only till 7-Dec-16. I assume it can be extended...

[nibala0909]

Hello,

Could any one help with the below query.

I was in US on a L1 VISA in the year 2014 for employer A. Employer B sponsored my H1B VISA in 2014 and it got approved in December 2014. At the time of H1 approval I travelled to India as my project got over with employer...

[mukesh08sr]

Hello All,

I had stamped H1b visa sponsored by XYZ Company which was issued in AUGUST 2011 and got expired in MAY 2012. I never travelled to US using any of US visa.In JUNE 2012 I resigned from XYZ and rejoined again same XYZ Company in NOVEMEBR 2012.

I have two queries:...

[raj_hpking]

Hi,

I got petition approved on year 2013 quota. My H1B is stamped on July 2014. I went to US from Oct-2014 to Dec-2014. So out of three years I was in US only for 3 months.
So is that mean my 1.5 years of VISA wasted? Or I can get them using ex-cap. After my visa expires, at the...

[Navin5]

Hi,

I have an approved H1 petition starting Oct 1st 2010 but never stamped the H1. Petition is now expired. Am I eligible for Cap Exempt H1 now? If yes, till when this cap exempt status be available?

Rgds,
Navin

[raj34]

Hi All,

I have a question about cap exempt H1B

I got H1B(I797) with company A in 2007 which I didn’t use it. Company B processed H1B using the earlier I797 from company A in 2008 and got another I797 till 2011, I didn’t use this either.

As my second...

[indianassault]

Hi,
My employer has filed for a cap-exempt petition a on Apr 30, and the current status is Initial review. Following are the questions

1) What is the timeline for approval /decision phase? Are they processed along with cap subject(lottery) petitions, or they get done earlier??...

[vyasamit]

Guys,

I have query for cap exemption of H1B

Story:

I had stamping of H1B in 2008. In oct 2008 I went to USA and worked till Dec 2008. Due to deep recession I lost my job and returned to India. I have used my H1B I-797 only for 3 months.

After returning...

[dipak.tilekar]

I have an expired H1-B. Below are the details :
Issue Date : 13-Oct-2007
Expiration Date : 18-July-2010

I worked on H1-B through Employer A from Dec-2007 to Jan-2010. After that i went back to India.
I was in India for 1 and half year.

After that...