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7. Thanks for your answer to my question in the Wednesday\'s questions (Question #2 from 5/23/01). However, I don\'t understand what you meant "it will in all likelihood affect your ability to return to H-1B status." Could you explain more about this? Does it mean that once I get the I-485 EAD, I can\'t apply H-1B again, not even H1 transfer?
A: Right. Once you have worked based on your EAD, your H-1B status is considered to have come to an end. While we can\'t say specifically what effect the new H-1B portability law would have in such a situation since the guidelines have not yet been published, there is good reason to believe that any return to H-1B status will not be permissible after approval of an EAD.
"...ANY RETURN TO H-1B STATUS WILL NOT BE PERMISSIBLE AFTER APPROVAL OF AN EAD" - Does that mean both transfer and new H1 applications are ruled out once an EAD is approved ?
7. Thanks for your answer to my question in the Wednesday\'s questions (Question #2 from 5/23/01). However, I don\'t understand what you meant "it will in all likelihood affect your ability to return to H-1B status." Could you explain more about this? Does it mean that once I get the I-485 EAD, I can\'t apply H-1B again, not even H1 transfer?
A: Right. Once you have worked based on your EAD, your H-1B status is considered to have come to an end. While we can\'t say specifically what effect the new H-1B portability law would have in such a situation since the guidelines have not yet been published, there is good reason to believe that any return to H-1B status will not be permissible after approval of an EAD.
"...ANY RETURN TO H-1B STATUS WILL NOT BE PERMISSIBLE AFTER APPROVAL OF AN EAD" - Does that mean both transfer and new H1 applications are ruled out once an EAD is approved ?