Can i use past H1b approval and request employer to file my H1B under Cap-Exception? Or will I have to through the H1B Cap in April?

[dharma2015]

Dear Attorney,

 

I have applied for H1B during the year 2007,My petition got approved and visa got stamped in my passport.

 

My Visa starts on 19Nov2008 -  and expires on 19Sep2011. 

 

But due to personal reasons, I din't use this H1B and till now never travelled to US.

 

Now 7 yrs over:

 

 i) Using  this past approved H1,  can i file a new petition under cap exempt?

 

 ii) If cap exempt, What is the process of getting cap exemption thorough a new employer for processing the H1B?

 

iii) Is it better to ask the employer who processed H1B in 2007 to file a new petition under cap exempt?

 

iv) If am not eligible for cap exempt, will it give any impact for fresh petition in 2016 as i dint use prev h1b?

 

Eagerly waiting for response.