Recent content by vinod_k_iyer

I have an approved I-140 from a large public company. I wanted to shift to another employer (my PD is retrogressed though). I plan to maintain my PD when I refile my PERM+I140 with the new-employer, by using a copy of the current I140 approval. I wanted to know what happens when the...

I have an approved I-140 from a large public company. I wanted to shift to another employer (my PD is retrogressed though). I plan to maintain my PD when I refile my PERM+I140 with the new-employer, by using a copy of the current I140 approval. I wanted to know what happens when the...

Excellent, seems like that pretty much answers my question about premature-H1B renewal. It seems, the simple rule is to stay out 1 year (no matter how recently or long ago I filed my H1B last). Thanks GotPR?! Vinod.

I have 3 years of H1B left from my original 6-year period. However, I will be working from our India office for 1-2 years. I am trying to figure out how I can use this expat-like option to have my H1B visa renewed to a fresh 6-year validity once I return to US. I am willing to go through the H1B...

I have 3 years of H1B left from my original 6-year period. However, I will be working from our India office for 1-2 years. I am trying to figure out how I can use this expat-like option to have my H1B visa renewed to a fresh 6-year validity once I return to US. I am willing to go through the H1B...

I am on an H1B visa here in US. I plan to work from our Indian R&D Center for several months. I know that the time spent outside can be used to freeze my H1B clock for that long. However, I am worried that if I spend more than a year outside, apart from reseting my H1B clock to another 6-years...