Hi, My start date is Feb 4 as per my H1 transfer approval. But i joined the company on Feb 18. In DS-160 there is a start date under present employer and for visa appointment scheduling there is a Petitioner start date. what should be the dates for both of these? Is it my start date on approval or…

anil_am22 (Anil Gupta) October 4, 2019, 3:23pm 2

Petition start date is the validity start date on your H1B approved i797.

The employment start date is the actual date when you started working for the employer.

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DS160: H1B Stamping - What is Petition start date?