H1B Validity (more than 6 years?)

[uday029]

Hello All,

 

I have a question regarding the validity of H1B. I changed jobs in November of 2013 and my H1B transfer was approved without any issues. The I-797A stated the H1B validity dates - from 01/09/2014 to 10/06/2016. The Form I-94 that came with I-797A also has the same dates for my H1B validity.

 

The only issue is that, it adds up to more than 6 years of H1B. My H1B started in November of 2008. The only time I was not on H1B was when I got laid off in 2011 and I changed my status to B1 for about 4 months. So do I have a valid H1B until 2016?

 

Any help is highly appreciated. Thanks.

[JoeF]

They sometimes make mistakes.

Don't try to benefit from this. They eventually will find out, and correct the validity period. If you work past the 6 years, you could all of a sudden find yourself being illegal.