How many years I can stay in US in case of VISA transfer from L1 to H1

If I transfer my VISA from L1 to H1, how many years can I stay in US?

Will it be a full term of H1 (6 years)

Or remaining of L1 stay period? i.e., If I have stayed for 3 years in L1 then the emaining period will be 3 years?

Every visa has its own residency duration. It is not cumulative. The L-1 clock stops and H-1 clock restarts from zero and not 3 years.

Best wishes

Dr. Sandeep Shankar, Colorado Heights University, www.chu.edu

No thats not true, it is 3 years - For L1 and H1 it combined, Maximum is only 6 years, (unless you spent 1 full year outside the US). an exception is L1A visa where you can get 7 years, but eventually u might want to convert to H1B (before you start your last year) if you are applying for GC.