Validity of B1 Visa

[Nila dhan]

I am holding a B1 visa (multiple entry for 10 years) applied by a company X.

Currently I switched to company Y.

Is the B1 visa still valid? Could it be used in company Y ?

[ August 25, 2008: Message edited by: Nila dhan ]
[ August 25, 2008: Message edited by: Nila dhan ]

[Arvind Mahendra]

There are a lot of visas you guys have in the U.S. But I think you are not allowed to work on a b1 are you?
from http://www.green-cards.com/non_us/b1_b2_visa.htm


While in the US as a business visitor, an individual may:

* Conduct Negotiations
* Solicit sales or investment
* Discuss planned investment or purchases.
* Make investments or purchases
* Attend Meetings, and participate in them fully.
* Interview and hire staff.
* Conduct research.

How did you company apply for a b1 on your behalf?

[Pradeep bhatt]

Originally posted by Nila dhan:
I am holding a B1 visa (multiple entry for 10 years) applied by a company X.

Currently I switched to company Y.

Is the B1 visa still valid? Could it be used in company Y ?

[ August 25, 2008: Message edited by: Nila dhan ]

[ August 25, 2008: Message edited by: Nila dhan ]

Is your company name X written on visa. If yes you cannot use for travel when in company Y.

[Kj Reddy]

Originally posted by Nila dhan:
I am holding a B1 visa (multiple entry for 10 years) applied by a company X.
Currently I switched to company Y.
Is the B1 visa still valid? Could it be used in company Y ?

Yes it is valid and your Y company can use it.

[Sunit Gupta]

Check for Annotations on your visa stamp, if no annotation, you can use it through any company.

Be strictly warned that legitimate trip duration should be at the max 8 weeks that too supported by proper Invite document and training plan etc., I recently had a tough time exiting out of US for trip duration 12 weeks.
[ August 25, 2008: Message edited by: Sunit Gupta ]

[Nila dhan]

Thanks everyone, for your replies...

I have another question, Could a B1 converted to L1 ?

If so how can it be done ?

[ August 26, 2008: Message edited by: Nila dhan ]
[ August 26, 2008: Message edited by: Nila dhan ]