L1-H1 , L2(EAD)-H1, Very Urgent, Please respond

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nanaxyz

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I am on an L1 visa working for employer A and my wife is on L2-EAD. We both applied for H1 visa through Employer B and it got approved recently.

I am not sure if Employer B (Consulting Company) has applied for COS while applying for both of ours H1 visa.

Could you answer the following queries for both (COS applied and COS not applied) conditions during H1 application.

1) Can I continue working on my L1 visa? If yes, for How many months? Is it legal to work on L1 after 1st October 2008 as my H1 has already been approved? (I am not sure COS has been applied or not)

2) Can my wife continue working on L2-EAD as long as I continue working on L1?
Is it legal to work on L2-EAD after 1st October 2008 as her H1 has already been approved? (I am not sure COS has been applied)

3) My wife will be joining on a permanent position for a company C on L2-EAD
shortly. Can she get her H1 transferred to company C from Employer B (Who applied for her H1) from 1st October 2008 ?

4) What would be the best options to continue our L1 and L2-EAD status for another 3-6 months ? By doing this would the H1 be Invalid ? Do I have to apply for new H1 considered under CAP ?

5) I read from some of the postings that staying out side USA (Canada, Mexico, India) on October 1st will enable L1,L2 status back (if COS has been applied for H1) . Is this the only way to retain the L1/L2 status?

6) Do I need to talk to a Non Immigration Lawyer for all these questions to be in Safe-side and probable other work around options?

PLEASE HELP.. Thanks
 
nanaxyz said:
I am on an L1 visa working for employer A and my wife is on L2-EAD. We both applied for H1 visa through Employer B and it got approved recently.

I am not sure if Employer B (Consulting Company) has applied for COS while applying for both of ours H1 visa.

Could you answer the following queries for both (COS applied and COS not applied) conditions during H1 application.

1) Can I continue working on my L1 visa? If yes, for How many months? Is it legal to work on L1 after 1st October 2008 as my H1 has already been approved? (I am not sure COS has been applied or not)

2) Can my wife continue working on L2-EAD as long as I continue working on L1?
Is it legal to work on L2-EAD after 1st October 2008 as her H1 has already been approved? (I am not sure COS has been applied)

3) My wife will be joining on a permanent position for a company C on L2-EAD
shortly. Can she get her H1 transferred to company C from Employer B (Who applied for her H1) from 1st October 2008 ?

4) What would be the best options to continue our L1 and L2-EAD status for another 3-6 months ? By doing this would the H1 be Invalid ? Do I have to apply for new H1 considered under CAP ?

5) I read from some of the postings that staying out side USA (Canada, Mexico, India) on October 1st will enable L1,L2 status back (if COS has been applied for H1) . Is this the only way to retain the L1/L2 status?

6) Do I need to talk to a Non Immigration Lawyer for all these questions to be in Safe-side and probable other work around options?

PLEASE HELP.. Thanks
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Check the H1 approval notice and let us know if it has I-94 attached (right lower part and it is not white like you get at POE)
Do you want to be on L1/L2 or on H1?
 
Hi Ginnu, I checked and found out that COS has been applied for both for me and my wife H1. I want to continue in L1 till Nov-Dec08 end so that I can provide my current employer required notice period (90days) for separation else I have to pay them hefty amount. My H1B got approved end of last week. So I need to work for another 3 months for my current employer to get rid of this hefty amount. Thanks
 
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