L1B to H1B

[Maitray Modi]

I am currently in USA on L1B Visa. My L1B is maxing out on 29 March 2019. This year my employer applied for H1B (applied on 1st April 2018 as consular processing) and my application is picked in lottery. 

Question (with assumption that H1B will get approved):

If I go back to India on max out of L1B (29th March 2019) and stay there (out of USA) for 1 year (considering cool down period).

If I come back to USA on H1B Visa - Am I eligible to get new six years of H1B? Or it will be consider as continuation to L1B and will get only one year more?

 

Please note that my H1B application is filed in April 2018 (as consular processing), while I was in USA only.

[JoeF]

You would only get one year.

The clock only resets if you are abroad for a year and THEN a new H1 in the quota is filed.

 

[Maitray Modi]

Ok, Thanks JoeF for your reply.