Help..H1b visa in a wierd situation

[querymaster]

Hello,
I am from india and a company applied for my h1b visa in april07 and in jul07 the uscis came back with a query to send an offer letter signed by me. The company started imposing newterms and conditions (like reduced pay than what was negotiated before etc..) and so I did not send a signed offer letter. The online status of the application says that a decision has been mailed (to that company). The application must have got canceled. Now, my current employer would like to apply for my L visa and i am required to show the decision letter that USCIS sent to that company.

As you can guess, that company is not willing to give that letter and is asking me to reimburse their h1b expenses (50% was paid by me) first. What are my options here? Are they legally obligated to hand over that document to me? If not, it sounds like this is a tool that can be used by companies to wreak vengeance on employees who have quit them.

Any suggestions/ideas to get me out of this mess will be highly appreciated.

 

[ginnu]

Hello,
I am from india and a company applied for my h1b visa in april07 and in jul07 the uscis came back with a query to send an offer letter signed by me. The company started imposing newterms and conditions (like reduced pay than what was negotiated before etc..) and so I did not send a signed offer letter. The online status of the application says that a decision has been mailed (to that company). The application must have got canceled.


Now, my current employer would like to apply for my L visa and i am required to show the decision letter that USCIS sent to that company.
------------------- Why your current employer is interested in knowing the decision letter of your H1 that was filed by US employer? Why US employer will give any info to your present employer or any decisions of USCIS on petitions filed by US employer. Your present employer has no right to know. if he wants to apply Lvisa for you it has nothing to do with petitions filed for you by US employer
As you can guess, that company is not willing to give that letter
--why they should give?
and is asking me to reimburse their h1b expenses (50% was paid by me) first.
What are my options here?
----------------- if your current employer wants to file L Visa inform him that will you give info of all your past petitions to other party?
Are they legally obligated to hand over that document to me?
----NO
If not, it sounds like this is a tool that can be used by companies to wreak vengeance on employees who have quit them.
------------ yes they do and are doing
Any suggestions/ideas to get me out of this mess will be highly appreciated.
----------- your current employer DONT need info about your past petitions if want to file L visa for you

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[querymaster]

help..h1b visa in wierd situation

Thanks for your reply ginnu.

May be I must have been a little clearer with my details. My current employer is NOT interested in the decision letter. It is the USCIS that needs it. In one of the visa forms, there is a section that asks if I have applied for any visa before and it if yes, they need some kind of letter from the USCIS that was sent to me (my employer in this case) regarding this previously.

And I am surprised that we are at the mercy of our employers when it comes to these things. Its TRAGIC.

Again, appreicate your reply.

 

[ginnu]

Thanks for your reply ginnu.

May be I must have been a little clearer with my details. My current employer is NOT interested in the decision letter. It is the USCIS that needs it.

In one of the visa forms, there is a section that asks if I have applied for any visa before and it if yes, they need some kind of letter from the USCIS that was sent to me (my employer in this case) regarding this previously.
------------------------Let me know the form number and section that ask the info

And I am surprised that we are at the mercy of our employers when it comes to these things. Its TRAGIC.

Again, appreicate your reply.

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