L1 A Indicidual Clock reset

[mp083]

I travelled to USA first on 01 March 2008 on L1 B and later on Jan 2011 my visa was convereted to L1 A  in USA. I stayed till 30 Oct 2012 on this L1 A and went outside the country till

2/2/2014 ( ie 1 years and 4 months outside). I travelled back to USA on the same L1 A petition as it was valid. I would like to know whether the clock will get reset and I can extend this L1 A I to another 7 years?

 

[jairichi]

No, your clock was not reset. Only if a new L1A petition was filed after you stayed outside US for a year you will get fresh 7 years. Since you utilized the previous one no clock reset occured.

[arjun0715]

Since you are away from US for more than a year, clock will be re-set. Meaning, you will be eligible for applying for your  L1-A individual petition extension. But, you will not get extension for 7 years at a time. you will get it in chunks of 2 years.

[jairichi]

Since you are away from US for more than a year, clock will be re-set. Meaning, you will be eligible for applying for your  L1-A individual petition extension. But, you will not get extension for 7 years at a time. you will get it in chunks of 2 years.

That is wrong. Only if OP entered based on a new L1A petition after stay outside US for a year clock would have been reset.

[arjun0715]

ok. my bad. please ignore my comment. i did not know about the new petition thing. thanks for correcting me.

[jairichi]

ok. my bad. please ignore my comment. i did not know about the new petition thing. thanks for correcting me.

No issues arjun0715. Just want to specify the point.