posted 20 years ago
Suppose I am working with a Company named XYZ in India which has its office in U.S.
and I file H1-B Visa from my company which is valid for 6 years.
...actually it's valid for 3 years, then it could be renewed for 3 more years without
leaving the US. No more renewals after that, unless I-140 has been filed for you.
And in the some months I leave the company and join some ABC Company in India who
wanted to send employees to U.S.
So, you have a valid H-1B visa, and you are still in India, right? There is a theory,
that if you do not enter the US within 6 months after you have got an H-1B visa, you
will have problems entering the US.
Will my H1-B visa be valid and usefull to my new Company ABC.
With the H-1B visa sponsored by the XYZ you are allowed to work for XYZ only
in the US. And you can not legally work for any other company. You still can enter
the US with the XYZ sponsored visa, but then you must start working for XYZ within
10 days. Otherwise you violate your staus.
Can it be transferred and used by my new Company ?
H-1B visa transfer works only for ones who are already working in US.
If you are not (I suppose you are in India now, right?), then is a brand new
application, and subject to quota.
If possible what is the process for all this.
The paperwork is pretty similar to one for applying for a brand new H-1B, but
everything done by mail, and is being processed within the US, and faster.
No interviews.
For transferring do we need to take permission from my Old company XYZ,
Not at all. They do not have to know until you resign.
where XYZ has not ordered my cancellation of VISA.
They supposed to cancel your visa after you quit.