Why is this question asked on I-129H?

[jac2005]

Any idea why this question is asked - Has the benificiary of this petition been previously granted status as an H1-B nonimmigrant in the past 6 years and not left the United States for more than one year after attaining such status?

What is the purpose for this? Is it to reject the petition and force it to be applied for from your home country?

 

[ginnu]

Any idea why this question is asked - Has the benificiary of this petition been previously granted status as an H1-B nonimmigrant in the past 6 years and not left the United States for more than one year after attaining such status?
------------- question is related to H1 CAP
What is the purpose for this?
--------- H1 cap
Is it to reject the petition and force it to be applied for from your home country?

 

[Jim Mills]

The answers also provide information for the calculation of how much time is left in the 6 year limit on H-1B status.