Applied for H1 visa on my own, my company is asking for B1 visa

Hi,

I have applied for H1 Visa on my own for 2014 year and the lottery has not yet started, my current company in india is asking for the B1 process…(I dont have B1 visa) If the company apply for B1 visa… Will that not affect at any cost for the H1 visa processing/getting visa… For me H1 is high priority … Pleasee suggest what is right… your help is appeciable… Thank you in advance…

Thanks,

Keerthi

How did you apply for H1B visa on your own? B1 & H1 petitions can be filed simulataneously. It shouldn’t be a problem

through some consultancy … B1 is applying my currenty indian company where im working…