Rany_Singh Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 L1A-Valid until Dec 2016 and is filed by Employer A. H1B--I got it filed through employer B and is small consultancy firm which got expired last year(sep 2013). I never used it.It has not been revoked by employer B. I have currently completed 5 years on my L1A . Employer A filed for labor in Jan 2013 which got cleared and now employer A has filed for I140 in regular processing. Now my question is suppose if I work until Dec 2016 on L1A (i.e exhaust 7 years) and if my I140 is approved then will I be able to use my H1B(from employer b) and approved I140 (from employer A) in Dec 2016 to get 3 years extension on H1B by any employer(employer C, d, e etc) or would you suggest switching to H1B now only once I140 is approved. Employer A is a big firm so I want to stick to it as long as I can hence the question. Link to comment
ashuneel Posted November 12, 2014 Report Share Posted November 12, 2014 Any employer ( C,D,E etc) can file cap exempt H-1 even today. It will be best to do this after I-140 approval. Link to comment
Belle Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 You can use your H1 later. However, do check if you have field COS along with H1 and got an H1 I-94. If you did, then you might have been working illegally. It actually happens in such L1-H1 transfers, and the USCIS catches it. Link to comment
ksribhas Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 Also , If you are currently on L1 A, the max time is 7 Years. If you move to H classification , the max limit changes to 6 years . If your I-140 is not approved by that time, you would only get 1 year extension based on approved Labor certification. Link to comment
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