Query On L1B to H1 COS Clock Reset

[jkt123]

Here is my current status:

I was in USA on L1 Blanket from Apr 2007- APR 2009 - 2 Year

Moved back to India and stayed out of US for - 14 Months( Out of USA) Apr 2009 to June 2010.During my stay in india L1B Visa get expired Dec 2009

I Filed L1B On Feb 2010 and got a approved Visa from Feb 2010 to Feb 2013 in India .

I Came back to USA in June end 2010 and staying in USA ( 2 Year 6 Month)till today .AS Visa was expiring on FEB 2013 My employer applied Change of status to H1B and got an approval of 1 Year till Dec 2013

My total stay in USA is 4 Year 6 Month and i was out of USA for 14 Month in between.

Here is My questions:

1) Since I was out of US for 14 Month, Will my H1B clock gets reset ?

2) Is there a reason a i got an approval of 1 Year H1B Petition Validility

3) Can i file H1B Extension after one year?

[binoca82]

1) Your clock did reset when you stayed out of US for more than a year. Your current 6 year starts from June 2010.

2) Now a days many people are receving 1 year extensions, I know several of my friends who got just 1 year even though 2or 3 years were requested in the petition.

3)Yes, you can file the extension.