Is multtiple B1/B2 still valid when H1B1 has expired?

[maxbertha 0]

Hi guys. A friend went to US using 10 year multiple entry B1/B2 visa. She found a job there and she was issued an H1B1 visa for 3 years. She left the US before her H1B1 visa expired. My question is, can she still use her 10 year multiple entry B1/B2 visa to go back to the US as tourist? Is her 10 yr B1/B2 visa still valid? I hope someone can help. Thanks.

[Dakine10 5,452]

Hi guys. A friend went to US using 10 year multiple entry B1/B2 visa. She found a job there and she was issued an H1B1 visa for 3 years. She left the US before her H1B1 visa expired. My question is, can she still use her 10 year multiple entry B1/B2 visa to go back to the US as tourist? Is her 10 yr B1/B2 visa still valid? I hope someone can help. Thanks.

The B1/B2 'should' still be valid. That is to say, the B1/B2 is not routinely cancelled when the H1B is issued. As long as this is the case with your friend, she can still use the B1/B2.

USCIS occasionally cancels the B1/B2 in error when the H1B is issued. If this happened, a new B1/B2 is needed.