Validity of H1B status while on unpaid vacation

shash_pan

New Member
Hi ,
I am in the US on H1B since Jan 2001. I was posted on an on-site project as a contractor. The contract is over now and my employer does not have another project ready for me at this moment. The financial condition of my employer is not good enough so that he can afford to pay me bench salary. And also my employer doesn\'t want to fire me.
I have few questions as below
1) Can I go on unpaid vacation for 2-3 months or till the time my employer finds a new project for me?
2) If yes then is there any time limit for which I can stay on unpaid vacation in US without going back to my home country?
Waiting for an early response from you.
Thanks in Advance,
 
There\'s no limit

It\'s legal but if every employee wihout a contract decides to take an unpaid vacation it doesn\'t take a rocket scientist to figure out what\'s going on.

Jim

James D. Mills
Attorney at Law
jdmills@justice.com
732-644-5702
 
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