Can a Person holding a Valid H1 visa apply for One more?

Question

Hi , i am working with company A in india and i have a valid H1 visa which was applied though the company.But i feel that , there is no oppurtunity to coming my way throught the company A to go to US.

In this scenario , opening came my way through another consultancy . Is there any problem filing for another H1 through the new consultancy B.

How would the process B , If the application is accepted , will i end up holding 2 H1's or the first Visa through company A will get invalidated.

Please do reply if any body knows a solution to this..

Thanks and Regards,

Answer 1

You cannot hold two identical visas at the same time.  If you receive the second, the first will be canceled.