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Hi Peter, I used up 6 years of my h1b on Dec 2nd 2018 and it has already been renewed again for the next 3 years until October 2021. Let’s say I leave the US f
by scifipix 8y ago
Hi Peter,
I used up 6 years of my h1b on Dec 2nd 2018 and it has already been renewed again for the next 3 years until October 2021.
Let’s say I leave the US for 2 years and come back before October 2021 to a US employer willing to renew my H1B. Will I retain my current H1B or do I need to go through the lottery system again?
I also have an approved I 140 with priority date of March 2017.
I have received conflicting feedback so far and it’s not very clear
- proberts 8y agoYou've received conflicting feedback because the answer isn't clear unfortunately. The concern is this: that if 6 years have elapsed since you were initially granted H-1B status and you are outside the U.S. for at least one year, USCIS will consider you subject to the lottery if you are sponsored again for H-1B classification. That being said, recently we had a couple of cases where these facts applied and USCIS still approved the new H-1B petitions without requiring the employers to go through the lottery.