H1B approved currently. If I move to India and decide to come back to US after a few years with a different company, do I still need to go through the lottery process?

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You don’t need to go through the lottery process until you have ‘used up’ your 6 years under this h1....
For example, if you got your h1b in 2019 and moved to Your home country in 2020, you have used up 1 year..... you can come back in 2 years or 10 and still have the remaining 5 years on your h1b

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SC1, are you sure? I've heard that concurrent stay of 365 days outside of the US will reset the clock and one has to go through the lottery again. Meaning, if you use up 2 years of your H1b for example and then spend more than 1 year outside of the US at one go, then your H1b is reset and you will have to go through the lottery process again and if selected will have 6 years on the h1b

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^ This

Unless I’m mistaken, if you quit your current firm without transferring your H1 to your next employer, you will need to reapply through the lottery

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not for next 6 years

yes. In fact had you were beneficiary of an approved i140, U would have got H1b anytime till date is current

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My advise.. ask the question on avvo.com so immigration attorneys can answer the question

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