H1 petition in H4 status
I entered US with H4 in May 2001. In Oct 2001, I got an approved H1B
petition but I didn't take the job. In fact, I did nothing with it and assumed I'm still good on H4. Later, I travelled to Canada and was able to obtain an H4 visa and reenter US with it. I have a new valid I-94 card for my H4 now. I have two questions: 1. Is my H4 status completely good? Have I ever been out of status? 2. If I apply for a H1B now, can I take advantage of the previous H1B approval? There are some CIS notice in the following notice saying that if one has been approved a H1B petition within the last 6 years, his new petition is not subject to the H1B cap nuber again. http://pubweb.fdbl.com/news1.nsf/919...7?OpenDocument Thanks, Snow |
Re: H1 petition in H4 status
Originally posted by Snow I entered US with H4 in May 2001. In Oct 2001, I got an approved H1B petition but I didn't take the job. In fact, I did nothing with it and assumed I'm still good on H4. Later, I travelled to Canada and was able to obtain an H4 visa and reenter US with it. I have a new valid I-94 card for my H4 now. I have two questions: 1. Is my H4 status completely good? Have I ever been out of status? 2. If I apply for a H1B now, can I take advantage of the previous H1B approval? There are some CIS notice in the following notice saying that if one has been approved a H1B petition within the last 6 years, his new petition is not subject to the H1B cap nuber again. http://pubweb.fdbl.com/news1.nsf/919...7?OpenDocument Thanks, Snow As for the H4 - they issued you an I94 recently when you entered the US? Is the date current? Or are you doing something you shouldn't be doing on the H4 to make you ask if your H4 status is completely good? ;-) |
Re: H1 petition in H4 status
cathy22w <member10122@british_expats.com> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> > I think it is the visas that are subject to the cap, not the > approvals. Exactly wrong. There is a cap on the number of petition approvals. There is no cap on the number of visas issued. |
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