H1B visa - Need to know how many years left

[nichol.jessa]

My first h1b was valid from oct 2010 to sep 2013.

But in August 2011 i went to India and came back in Sep 2012  to USA

and worked here on the remaining validity.

When my first h1b was about to expire in Sep 2013 my employer applied for extension and got one year from Sep 2013 to Sep 2014

My question is because I was outside country for more than a year does it reset my H1B to 6 more years

or how many years do i have left on my H1B ?

[jairichi]

It does not reset the clock in your case. For a H1B clock to reset a cap subject H1B petition has to be filed after you stayed outside US for a year. Since you are using the old H1B petition as cap exempt you have 6 years - time spent in US on H1B status. You will have 2 years 3 months.