H1b Cap Exempt - 2006 Petition - Do not have the Copy of Petition

[melainajacobs@gmail.com]

Hi All -

I have my H1B visa stamped in Oct 2006

have the Visa Stamping having the Petition Number

do not have my Old Petition Copy from Employer.

Whether Old Petition Copy is Needed for Applying H1B Visa under cap exempt? or the Visa Copy with the petiion number should be fine?

Thanks

[0407]

Your visa stamp should be enough. You are cam exempt if you have not utilised all the 6 years

on that H1B and a new employer can get a new H1b petition ( "transfer") approved based on

this old petition for the duration equal to (six years - time already utilised on H1B).

If you have an approved I-140 you can get time duration more than that