H1b cap subject selected moving from cap excempt

[shruthi745]

Hi,

 

I am in my 5th year h1b with cap excempt employer and got selected in lottery this year. How many years of H1b visa will they give me now? is it 1 year or 3 more years?

 

Thanks in advance

[jairichi]

Hi,

 

I am in my 5th year h1b with cap excempt employer and got selected in lottery this year. How many years of H1b visa will they give me now? is it 1 year or 3 more years?

 

Thanks in advance

6 years - time already spent on H1B status.

[t75]

You get 6 years total. Where did you get the 3 year number?