Murali...plz reply

[heera]

FROM MURALI:

No you can not, You have to get the stamping done in home country and enter into USA on H1B status.
The B1-H1 status change is possible only if the person is physcially present in USA, when H1 is filed.

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Hi Murali,

Thanks a lot for your reply.

This is what I can see at the USCIS website as current status:

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Current Status:
Your I129 PETITION FOR A NONIMMIGRANT WORKER was received on May 8, 2006. We will mail you a decision as soon as processing is complete. You can use our processing dates to estimate when this case will be done. Follow the the link below for current processing dates.
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I was in US from jan-14 till 5th may, do you think I can get the transfer from B1-H1. Further do you have any idea when I should expect the approval (I am holding MS degree from US).

Thanks alot in advance.

Regards
-Heera

[Murali]

Where r u at present ?
check woth your H1 sponsor;s lawyer who filed your case, it depends on whater he filed aksing the status change of a otherwise.