L1 B visa expiry and extn /conversion to H1B

[kumarraju]

I am L1 B visa and it expires June 24 Please suggest what my company should do to retain me hear in USA.

L1 B extn only (Rejection are many )

H1b Apply for oct 1 2014 in that case will i have to go back to india and come back.

Can my L1B extn and H1 b applied at same time by my company ?


or any better solution like Company L1 B with Personal H1b through consultant.

[raghvi]

I am L1 B visa and it expires June 24 Please suggest what my company should do to retain me hear in USA.

L1 B extn only (Rejection are many )

H1b Apply for oct 1 2014 in that case will i have to go back to india and come back.

Can my L1B extn and H1 b applied at same time by my company ?


or any better solution like Company L1 B with Personal H1b through consultant.

If your I-94 i also expiring on June 24th then the only option is , apply H1 in April 2014 as COS. Also, in June 2014, before L1 I-94 expiry, apply L1 extension.

If H1 approved and L1 extension denied, leave US, get H1 stamped and return on H1.
If H1 denied and L1 extension approved, continue on L1.
If H1 denied, and L1 extension denied, leave US and try again next year.

New H1 in April 2014, as well as L1 extension can be applied by the same company, no issues.

This is my opinion not legal advice.