Hi,
I was on L1B with company X and my visa expired on Sep 21. They have applied for extension and I received I797C for the same. It is still not approved.
Meanwhile I applied for H1 COS for company Y from Oct 1st. I got approval notice from USCIS and my employer also said that COS is approved. So I resigned Company X and started working for Company Y on a project from Oct 1st. Today I got my H1B documents and to my surprise I got I797B without I94 instead of I797A. My question is
1) Am I on illegal status from Oct 1st?
2) Can I continue to work with Company Y if he has applied for amendment?
Please advice as this is very urgent and I do not know what to do.
Thank You very much
I was on L1B with company X and my visa expired on Sep 21. They have applied for extension and I received I797C for the same. It is still not approved.
Meanwhile I applied for H1 COS for company Y from Oct 1st. I got approval notice from USCIS and my employer also said that COS is approved. So I resigned Company X and started working for Company Y on a project from Oct 1st. Today I got my H1B documents and to my surprise I got I797B without I94 instead of I797A. My question is
1) Am I on illegal status from Oct 1st?
2) Can I continue to work with Company Y if he has applied for amendment?
Please advice as this is very urgent and I do not know what to do.
Thank You very much