Hi,
My H-1B Petition was approved by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in August 2014. Now my question is for how long this petition is valid? I am looking for a Project from my current company and expecting to travel by end of this year. In case if i am not able to travel to US in this year will the Petition remain valid for next few years?
There is something called “Notice of action” with the form number I=797. This is nothing but your H1 petition approval notice. The validity of the petition would be clearly indicated on it(from and to dates). Get that copy and check for the validity dates on it. Typically its for 3 years from the date of its approval.
Your H1B sponsoring employer would have that notice.