Do companies revoke h1b visa when you leave?

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Mothra

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Mothra
Sep 19, 2018 23 Comments

I understand that they can revoke it. But do they typically do it ? For e.g say petition for transfer gets denied, can an individual maintain status based on a previous unexpired h1b. Which should practically give you 60 days to reapply for h1/ find a new job at that point.

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  • Citadel Securities / Eng
    wagecuck2

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    Google
    wagecuck2
    You go out of status as soon as you leave, but you have a 60 day grace period where you can still start a new job without leaving the US.

    If your transfer is denied, and it has been more than 60 days since you left the old job, you're out of status and need to leave the US and get a new visa stamp to return.

    Note, despite being out of status, you don't start to accrue unlawful presence until your I-94 expires or until DHS notifies you that you are out of status.
    Sep 19, 2018 6
  • Facebook / Eng
    maye

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    Cisco
    maye
    I received notification of revocation from USCIS 4 months later.
    Sep 19, 2018 0
  • As soon as employee leaves, the employer has to revoke H1 (informing uscis about it). But I am not sure in how many days employer has to revoke, I believe 15 days.
    Sep 19, 2018 1
  • Microsoft / Mgmt
    Typescript

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    No it doesn’t - because even if it doesn’t get revoked you have to show payslips to prove your work status - just having a valid h1 doesn’t keep you in status
    Sep 19, 2018 1
    • Amazon
      123raj

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      123raj
      Actually that's incorrect . H1b has to be revoked within 30 days or so i think . However yeah if you got to 140 stage no company revokes it.
      Sep 19, 2018
  • Microsoft / Mgmt
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    Guys - please don’t confuse with h1 validity and being in status. If you are not getting paid , you are not in status - the fundamental requirement of a transfer is salary slip - last 2 , and if let’s say you transfer in sep and you have payslips till July , you are screwed .
    Sep 19, 2018 0