Will my H1B be cancelled if my L1A is approved

[AmitSinha17]

Hi,
I was in US on H1B visa for 4.5 years. I returned to India as my H1B amendment got denied. Now my employer is willing to apply L1A visa for me. I have the following question. Request you to kindly provide your input.
-If my L1A visa is approved, will my existing H1B (it has expired in Feb 2019 and around 1.5 yrs of unutilized time is still there) visa get automatically cancelled?

Thanks in advance for your response.

[gopalakrishnach]

I do not think so. But at one point of time if you are not in USA and your H1B is not active your employer must let USCIS know and get it revoked.

[User099]

Your 1.5 years of remaining H1B period can be used by you any time. All you will need to do is apply for a H1B petition and a visa. Your old Visa foil cant be used as its expired. Your L1A visa will not have any impact on your remaining H1B period.