H1 about to expire

[ajmer1981]

Hi,

I am on H1 and my 6 year tenure ends Jan, 2014.

My question is: Can I reapply immediately after moving back to my country (after Jan, 2014), so I am get back into US after Jan, 2015?

In other words, do I have to wait for a year to re-apply, or a year to re-enter the US?

Thanks!

[pontevecchio]

You can have an H1 sponsor file your H1 petition next April.

[rahul412]

Hi,

I am on H1 and my 6 year tenure ends Jan, 2014.

My question is: Can I reapply immediately after moving back to my country (after Jan, 2014), so I am get back into US after Jan, 2015?

In other words, do I have to wait for a year to re-apply, or a year to re-enter the US?

Thanks!

I think you need to wait for a year to re-apply.

[t75]

A year to reapply. Your petition can be for the 2015 quota if there is availability one year after your return otherwise it will be April 2015 for Oct 2015 start.

[ge145]

A year to re-apply. Apply in 2015 to come in Oct 2015

[JoeF]

Hi,

I am on H1 and my 6 year tenure ends Jan, 2014.

My question is: Can I reapply immediately after moving back to my country (after Jan, 2014), so I am get back into US after Jan, 2015?

In other words, do I have to wait for a year to re-apply, or a year to re-enter the US?

Thanks!

A new H1 petition can only be FILED when you have been out of the country for one year.

In your case, if you leave in Jan. 2014, that would mean that an H1 petition could only be FILED in Jan. 2015. If the quota is full by then, it could obviously only be filed in April 2015 for a start date of Oct. 1, 2015.