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A comment on Executive order expected to suspend H-1B, other visas until end of year. Parent comment

Re:Executive order expected to suspend H-1B, other visas unt... by fishywang on Saturday June 20, 2020 @07:59PM (#23588493)
The max term of H1b is 6 years. You can stay on H1b beyond 6 years either by being on the green card backlog queue (after passing a certain stage you can renew your H1b beyond 6 years), or maybe leave US and come back again (likely requires another H1b lottery?). What I'm saying is sure stay in the US for 10 years on H1b is possible, but it's also quite hard.
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Re:Executive order expected to suspend H-1B, other visas unt... by winter_blue on Saturday June 20, 2020 @08:50PM (#23588728)
Yup, they do need an approved I-140 in order extend beyond 6 years.
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