BS(B*** S***) from employer

[nefan]

Guys,

Please help me out. I am flipping out here. I got a 221g in Feb from Ottawa,Canada. I moved to another employer when he assured me he can apply for a new h1. I was in the US for 5 years on single entry, coming in as F1. I finished 1 year on my H1 which i had obtained last year.

Now, this guy tells me since I stayed in US for 5 years, I can only get H1 for the remaining of 6 years(dont know what he means by that).

So he is suggesting I stay in India for 1 year and apply for fresh H1 with new 6 year eligibility.

My issue is, this employer is not even like a bloody small consultancy. Its a pretty big company.

Help me..Stop me from slapping this idiot..:)

[AxialTilt]

You need to talk to an attorney instead of flipping out on forums and slapping your employer

[JoeF]

Get an immigration lawyer, have the lawyer talk with the employer's HR department.

[sambritish]

You were on F1-OPT for 4 years and you used only 1 year of your H1. You still have 5 more years on H1. It dioesnt matter if you change your employers, you'l have only 6 years of total on H1. Show them some link from USCIS/DoS website on details on H1.

[rajashekar]

@nefen - " I got a 221g in Feb from Ottawa,Canada."

Can you please let me know, If they contacted your client? Did you got any update Ottawa consulate?