Thanks a lot. This clears some of the confusion. Another question: My
company is sponsoring my EB1 Ooutstanding Researcher petition. If I
leave the country for a few weeks, get an H1B stamp and return, are
there any repurcussions, vis-a-vis my pending OR petition?
Thanks in advance.
-amit
J. J. Farrell wrote:
> "Amit" wrote in message
> news:3F9D06AE.9010609@yahoo.com...
>
>>My status
>>changed from F1 to H1B last December (my H1B COS petition was approved).
>>Now, I need to travel to my home country (India) and will need an H1B
>>stamp on my passport to re-enter the US.
>>
>>My question: Will this H1B stamping count towards the H1B cap limit for
>>the current year (65000)?
>
>
> No. The cap is on the number of H-1B petitions approved. It has
> nothing to do with visas.
>
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