I have approved H1B Petition but I got 221g my employer did not reply from past one year , Can I Change the employer and apply for cap exempt visa. I spoke to one of the lawyer and she told that my petition is not valid as I did not work in US nor Visa is stamped in my passport, Is this correct can…

Is H1B petition not valid as I did not work in US nor Visa is stamped in passport?

anil_am22 (Anil Gupta) March 22, 2019, 7:05pm 2

Legally, H1B petition stays valid but the chances of H1B transfer approval get low as you have not activated it by entering US on H1B visa.

I have answered same question in detail earlier here: