Quota Excempt for processing H1B??

USA H1B Visa
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I got my H1B stamped in Feb 2011 and i travelled to US in Mar 2011 and returned after 1 year to India and never travelled back to US. When I was in US I had got my H1 extended as I had got initially for 1 year only, so when I returned to India after completing 1 year on H1 got it again stamped which was valid till Feb 2013. So the stamping got expired recently.

So by the above I have just spent 1 year on H1B, but had it stamped twice. So by this if a new employer wants to file my petition as fresh

  1. will my case be processed in quota excempt or do i need to wait to file in april?

  2. can i travel immediately once stamping is done or wait for oct to travel to US?

  3. can my case be processed in premium processing?

please let me know on my queries.

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  1. You do not need to wait till April '13. You are still quota exempt

    1. Yes you can travel immediately

    2. Yes

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Thanks Ankit