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Validity of B1/B2 after L1A and change of employer
Hello,
I used to work for company A in India in 2007 when I had to represent the company for business discussions in the US - for which I had applied for and was issued a B1/B2 visa, no annotations, for 10 years validity until 2017. Between 2007 and 2008, I traveled to the US twice for purely business discussions for durations less than 2 weeks each time. Subsequently, the same company applied for an L1A visa for me using which I traveled to the US in 2008. I returned to India for good, in 2011, a couple of weeks before my L1A visa expired. Later in 2011, I quit company A and joined company B which is much smaller (almost a startup) and now intend to travel to the US to represent company B for business discussions (strictly not employment) for a period of 2 weeks. I have the following questions and any advice/guidance is greatly appreciated:
(a) Does my B1/B2 from 2007 automatically stand cancelled upon issuance of L1A in 2008?
(b) The B1/B2 visa sticker is NOT stamped "cancelled" or "cancelled without prejudice" - could this be oversight on part of the consulate at the time of issuing L1A?
(c) At the time of my separation with company A (a very large global corporation) - the immigration department there requested for my "valid" B1/B2 details so that they could inform the consulate about my separation. Does this in any way imply that my B1/B2 stands cancelled, even if my passport/visa sticker do not indicate this as such?
(d) If my B1/B2 is in fact valid, can I travel for company B now (and in future) using the same B1/B2 visa for exclusively business purposes for a period of 2 weeks?
Thanks a lot.
I used to work for company A in India in 2007 when I had to represent the company for business discussions in the US - for which I had applied for and was issued a B1/B2 visa, no annotations, for 10 years validity until 2017. Between 2007 and 2008, I traveled to the US twice for purely business discussions for durations less than 2 weeks each time. Subsequently, the same company applied for an L1A visa for me using which I traveled to the US in 2008. I returned to India for good, in 2011, a couple of weeks before my L1A visa expired. Later in 2011, I quit company A and joined company B which is much smaller (almost a startup) and now intend to travel to the US to represent company B for business discussions (strictly not employment) for a period of 2 weeks. I have the following questions and any advice/guidance is greatly appreciated:
(a) Does my B1/B2 from 2007 automatically stand cancelled upon issuance of L1A in 2008?
(b) The B1/B2 visa sticker is NOT stamped "cancelled" or "cancelled without prejudice" - could this be oversight on part of the consulate at the time of issuing L1A?
(c) At the time of my separation with company A (a very large global corporation) - the immigration department there requested for my "valid" B1/B2 details so that they could inform the consulate about my separation. Does this in any way imply that my B1/B2 stands cancelled, even if my passport/visa sticker do not indicate this as such?
(d) If my B1/B2 is in fact valid, can I travel for company B now (and in future) using the same B1/B2 visa for exclusively business purposes for a period of 2 weeks?
Thanks a lot.
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