DS 160 - Employment Gaps and Visa Stamping

[Shanti4b7]

Please suggest...

Employment with Company X ended Oct 2015; Employment with Company Y started 11/16/2015. Was laid off by Company Y on 3/4/2016 as the company lost multiple contracts. Company Y revoked their I-797 H1-B petition on April 5th 2016.

Received Company Z offer on 03/18/2016 and it took a while to file Transfer petition so joined Company Z on 05/04/2016 and the transfer petition got approved Feb 2017 and later H1 B extensions got approved until October 2019. 

a) Will the Employment Gap be considered as 2 employment gaps or one (just between Company Y & Z) ?

b) In DS-160 form - Have you ever been unlawfully present, over stayed the amount of time granted by an immigration official? YES OR NO – If yes, then the above explanation of employment okay? 

c) Visa Stamping – 1) Is it better to go to Hyderabad where I had my first H1 B Visa stamping OR Is it better to go to Canada? 2) What are the chances of getting visa rejected because of the employment gaps? 3) If rejected is there a way to come back to USA again?

Thank you.

[02112018]

a. 2 but that should be fine.

b. If your new employer filed transfer petition before current h1 expired then you are good and say NO

c. No one can predict the future. Home country is always a best option.

[Shanti4b7]

Appreciate your reply. 

My current employer has filed transferred petition after the previous employer revoked my H1 b petition.

Thank you