How long my H1B is left

[irttaravind]

1) I was in L1B visa from Jul 2010 till Jul 2013.

 

2) H1B visa was applied for me on April 2013 while I was in USA on L1 Visa.

 

3) My L1 Visa had expired on Jul 2013.

 

4) I went back to India on Jul 2013 and got H1 Visa stamped on Oct 2013. The H1B visa was valid from Aug 2013 to Aug 2016. 

 

5) I came back to united states again in H1 Visa on August-12-2014. So I was out of the country for more than a year from Jul 2013 to Aug-11-2014.

 

I would like to know if I have a new 6 year term till Aug-12-2020 (Provided visa extension has been applied) with my H1 visa that have started on Aug-12-2014        (or)

 

since my L1 was converted to H1, does that mean I can stay only 6 years and should go back on Aug 2016. Also can I reclaim the unused 1 year of H1 visa?

[jairichi]

Your total stay in US on H1B will include your L1 stay too. You would have got 6 years only if your cap subject H1B petition was filed after you stayed outside of US for a year.

[Attorney_15]

A person is generally not eligible for a new 6 years of H1B time if he gets an H1B visa and then returns to the United States using that H1B visa. One would have needed to not come into the U.S. on that H1B and had an employer file a cap-subject H1B petition.