Dear Reader & Kumar,
I am in very much confused state at the moment and looking for genuine help/advice.
I GOT MY H1B SPONSORSHIP FROM “A” COMPANY AND GOT VISA STAMPED IN JAN2015 WHICH IS VALID TIL SEP2017, BUT DUE TO SOME PERSONAL REASON I WAS NOT ABLE TO JOIN THAT COMPANY.
AND AFTER FEW MONTHS I JOIN “B” COMPANY WHICH UNDER CAP EXEMPT CATEGORY TRANSFERRED MY H1B PETITION AND AGAIN SENT MY PASSPORT FOR NEW H1B VISA STAMP WITH THERE INITIALS, THIS TIME AFTER GETTING MY PETITION TRANSFERRED, I CAME TO KNOW THAT USCIS TRANSFERRED MY H1B PETITION TO “B” COMPANY WITH 01 YEAR VALIDITY, TILL NOV 2016. (THOUGH FROM “A” COMPANY ITS VALID TILL SEP 2017). WHY? DON’T KNOW.
NOTE: 1) MY PASSPORT EXPIRY DATE IS NOV2016.
2) AFTER PUTTING NEW H1B VISA STAMP FROM EMPLOYER "B" ON MY PP, CONSULATE HASN'T PUT ANY CANCELLED STAMP ON MY PREVIOUS VISA.
NOW MY QUESTION IS THAT:
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IF NOW MY PREVIOUS EMPLOYER WANTS ME TO JOIN CAN I USE MY PREVIOUS H1B PETITION AND VISA STAMPED BY THERE INITAILS WHICH IS VALID TILL SEP2017 (CONSULATE HAS NOT PUT ANY CANCELLED STAMP ON MY PREVIOUS VISA).
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OR ONCE A NEW VISA IS STAMPED ON PP PREVIOUS AUTOMATICALLY STANDS CANCEL WHETHER CONSULATE PUT CANCELLATION STAMP OR NOT.
Note: Company “A” is US based company and company “B” is indian company (which i joined and currently working, after getting my H1B transferred to Comapny “B”
PLEASE GUIDE ASAP.