Can I apply for an h1b transfer even though I haven’t worked in the US for the past few months? I moved and worked in another country for some time. My visa is not expired yet and my employer did not cancel my visa. Is it a simple cap exempt h1b visa transfer or is it more complicated because I most recently wasn’t using my h1b actively ?

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While I’m not an expert, my understanding is that your new employer should file a cap exempt H1B petition, but you may not need to stamp it for traveling into USA. You can still use your old stamp with the old employer and the new approval notice in CBP.

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You can, just need to file it via consular processing, and you need a valid visa stamp to enter the US.

Visa is still valid and stamp is already in there as I used the h1b for some time before leaving the US for some time

Would your new firm be willing to do the transfer? AFAIK it must be filed by the employer.

Yea of course :)

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