H1 Visa Question

[mekd]

I am having L1 B via company A and my L1 B visa and I 94 expire in July 2012.

I have applied for H1 B via company B in May 2012 and my existing L1 B Visa expires in July 2012. If I go back to my home country (India) and I am not in US after July 2012 while my H1 B visa is in under process.it will impact my visa process and my H1 visa get canceled if I am not in US?

[a_yaja]

Originally Posted by mekd

I am having L1 B via company A and my L1 B visa and I 94 expire in July 2012.

I have applied for H1 B via company B in May 2012 and my existing L1 B Visa expires in July 2012. If I go back to my home country (India) and I am not in US after July 2012 while my H1 B visa is in under process.it will impact my visa process and my H1 visa get canceled if I am not in US?

If you have applied for H1B with COS (change-of-status) from L1B, then if the H1B is approve-able, the H1B will be approved but the COS will be denied. What this means is that if you need to come back to the U.S. on H1B, you need to enter the U.S. with a H1B stamp.