An H-1B visa is generally granted for three years. This time period may be extended, but generally cannot exceed a total of six years. If your employer terminates you before the end of your period of authorized stay, your employer will be responsible for the reasonable costs of your return to your home country. However, if you voluntarily resign from the employment before the end of your period of authorized stay, you will be responsible for the costs of your return transportation.

Yes. An H-1B visa holder can be the beneficiary of an immigrant visa petition, apply for adjustment of status, or take other steps toward obtaining lawful permanent residence (that is, become a green card holder), without affecting their current H-1B status in the U.S.

Yes. During the time that the application for LPR status is pending, an H-1B visa holder may travel on his or her H-1B visa. The H-1B visa holder does not need to obtain an advance parole document or request other advance permission from U.S.C.I.S. to return to the U.S.

Yes. Spouses and unmarried children under the age of twenty-one (21) of H-1B visa holders may apply for H-4 dependent visas, to accompany the primary H-1B visa holder to the United States. The H-1B visa holder must be able to show that he or she will be able to support his or her family in the U.S. Spouses and children of H-1B visa holders are not allowed to work in the U.S.