Hello,

I've been in the US for the past one year on Blanket L1 visa. My visa expiry date is in 2009.

I've recently resigned from my job (with the visa sponsoring company) and am leaving the US for an indefinite period.

1. Is there any specific time-period within which I have to leave the country after my last day of work?

2. I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask but what impact if any, does this have on my SSN? In general what happens to the SSN of an alien who leaves the country? What if I re-enter the country on another visa after few months? Does the SSN remain active for a certain length of time?

I'm only asking as I am leaving my bank account open in the US for a while and am wondering what determines when I have to close it.

Thanks,
Priyanka

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Originally Posted by PriyankaA

Hello,

I've been in the US for the past one year on Blanket L1 visa. My visa expiry date is in 2009.

I've recently resigned from my job (with the visa sponsoring company) and am leaving the US for an indefinite period.

1. Is there any specific time-period within which I have to leave the country after my last day of work?

2. I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask but what impact if any, does this have on my SSN? In general what happens to the SSN of an alien who leaves the country? What if I re-enter the country on another visa after few months? Does the SSN remain active for a certain length of time?

I'm only asking as I am leaving my bank account open in the US for a while and am wondering what determines when I have to close it.

Thanks,
Priyanka

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1. There is no strict rule about this, but you should try to depart within 30 - 45 days. Under no circumstances should you delay your departure by more than 6 months, otherwise you face a bar to re-entry of 3 years. If you delay more than 1 year, you will face a bar to re-entry of 10 years.
2. The social security number is yours for life.
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