vendy9999 Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 i got my h1b while in india in mid of 2005..but entered US only in early 2006. expired in 2008... applied for extension..got it until mid of 2011. but then i left US end of 2008 and came back only in early 2010...but now when i applied for extension, i got an RFE saying , my 6 year limit is year. what does this mean.. i thougt my h1b period would have been reset when i was out of the country for more than a year or is my assumption not correct..why it didnt reset. also, what options do i have now..will i be able to recapture the period i stayed out of US,to get through this RFE Link to comment
JoeF Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 If your employer applies for an extension, you only get the remaining time. For a new 6 years, it would have to be a new H1 under the quota. Link to comment
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