New H1 from L2

[kittuvish]

Hello

My wife has been on L2 visa and will be completing ~4 years in the US. If we file for a new H1 for 2012 for her, would that H1 be valid for whole 6 years or (6 - time spent on L2) which would be around 1.5 years?

Thanks!

[kabkaba]

L2 does not count against 6 years.

[kittuvish]

Thanks! Actually she has been working on EAD for close to 3+ years out of these 4 years in the US. I hope that should also not matter when evaluating the H1B duration. Can you please confirm?

[kittuvish]

Can someone please confirm if the H1 duration of 6 years would be reduced if a person has worked on an EAD while being on L2 visa?

Thanks in advance

[shervin143]

Only the time spend in H1B + L1 status counts against the 6 year term.

Can someone please confirm if the H1 duration of 6 years would be reduced if a person has worked on an EAD while being on L2 visa?

Thanks in advance

[kittuvish]

Great! Thanks for the confirmation..