Information to be published for filing H1

[Siddhu123]

I am currently on L1 with Employer A. Few years back while working for Employer A and on L1, I had applied for H1 through Employer B. The petition was rejected and I continued to work on L1 with employer A (In between I have extended my L1 also).

Now my L1 is expiring later this year and this time my current employer (employer A) is planning to file for H1 and has requested a list of information.

One such information is to provide details about previous petitions and visa (both approved and denied).

My question is:

- Is this information required by USCIS!

- Do I need to provide details of the denied H1 petition (I can provide the details of my L1s, but dont want to disclose the rejected H1 details as this was applied from a different employer).

Thanks you in Advance.

[itsmeusa]

1. Yes, required by USCIS. Check form I-129. Part 4, Q 8.

2. Same as 1.

[Siddhu123]

Thanks itsmeusa for your time.

One more question on this is, since I never joined Employer B, I never got the details (cause for denial, etc).

In I-129, Part 4 Q8, they are asking to explain. So is there a way I can get these info?

[itsmeusa]

By explanation, they mean to ask you few things like petition no, thru which employer you tried, when it was filed etc. Provide as much as you can. If you are not aware of cause for denial, that's ok.