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I came to US on F1 visa and after completing my Master's degree, I got a job and my employer processed H1-B. My first H1 started on 01/13/2011 and was valid till 01/02/2013.I worked on H1 for 9months , In September 2011, I had to go to India for personal reasons and had to appear for H1-B visa. My application was put under administrative processing citing additional documentation. My employer submitted the required documents but my case was pending for about an year.
In September 2012, the client for whom I was working as a contractor, filed a new H1-B petition. My case was again put under administrative processing and I was also asked to withdraw one of the petition since my old petition was still pending. My previous employer withdrew the first H1 and my new H1 was approved after a couple of weeks and i came back to US in November 2012.
I stayed out of the country for more than 1 year waiting for the H1 visa. Does this time period counts in 6years of my H1?
Could you please let me know how many years of my H1 are still left.
Thanks
I came to US on F1 visa and after completing my Master's degree, I got a job and my employer processed H1-B. My first H1 started on 01/13/2011 and was valid till 01/02/2013.I worked on H1 for 9months , In September 2011, I had to go to India for personal reasons and had to appear for H1-B visa. My application was put under administrative processing citing additional documentation. My employer submitted the required documents but my case was pending for about an year.
In September 2012, the client for whom I was working as a contractor, filed a new H1-B petition. My case was again put under administrative processing and I was also asked to withdraw one of the petition since my old petition was still pending. My previous employer withdrew the first H1 and my new H1 was approved after a couple of weeks and i came back to US in November 2012.
I stayed out of the country for more than 1 year waiting for the H1 visa. Does this time period counts in 6years of my H1?
Could you please let me know how many years of my H1 are still left.
Thanks
