Stay in USA on Visa L1-B/H-1B

akja · July 3, 2014, 3:56am

Hi,

I have a question regarding my stay in USA.



1. I have come to USA in Dec-2010 on L-1B and worked untill Sep-2013 on L-1B.



2. From October-2013 , i have moved to H-1B and working till now on H-1B but my H-1B is till Sep-2014.



3. So i will be completing my total stay in USA of [b]3 yrs &amp; 9-months in Sep-2014[/b].



4. For whole period, i have worked for the same employer.



Can i apply for H-1B Visa extension? In total how long can i stay on Visa without processing Green card.



Kindly suggest and share your experience.



Regards,

akja · July 4, 2014, 9:54am

Can anyone please share your knowledge/experience for total stay in us in this scenario. Thanks

sshankar · July 5, 2014, 6:39pm

You can extend your H-1B 1 year at a time after the initial 6 years are complete and until a decision on your green card comes.

Best wishes



Dr. Sandeep Shankar, Colorado Heights University, Denver, CO, USA. www.chu.edu; sshankar@chu.edu

akja · July 6, 2014, 11:50pm

Thanks sshankar for reply. So can i apply for extension since i have been stayed only for 3.9 Yrs on L1b+H1b? what is the total stay on L1b+H1b , please ?