H1B petition approved but Notice of Action has 1 year validity

USA H1B Visa
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Hi

 Today I received my H1B Approval Notice from my employer. USCIS send an email of the Approval with attached notice as it wa premium processing.

But the Validity is stated as 10/01/2012 - 09/31/2013 thats is only year. I cannot understand why it is like that> Any comments ?

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As far as I can see, there are 2 possibilities for that.

1) Your employer has requested 09/30/2013 as the end date in the H1B petition - you may confirm this with your employer.



2) Even though 3 years is requested in the petition, USCIS might have come to a conclusion that approval is required only for 1 year. There could be various reasons for them to arrive on that decision, like the supporting documents related to the project work could not clearly state the project duration as 3 years or the need for that position in the project for 3 years, USCIS has concern whether the petitioner can pay the H1B holder for the requested duration, etc. (These reasons are just my thoughts).
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Thanks for the reply Sujith. I think second reason the client I am working for is start up company.
I need to ask one more question then. Can I do a H1B transfer and file for extension at the same time ?

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I think that is possible.

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thanks for the reply