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H-1B Max-Out & Recapture Calculator

Six-year max-out date, time abroad, recapture, and AC21 extension issue spotting

Output scope

Reviewed output branch: the federal chronology and entered-fact arithmetic named in the result. Live agency tables, current form data, fees, and legal eligibility remain held unless the result names an exact source version.

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What this workpaper does

This browser workpaper addresses six-year max-out date, time abroad, recapture, and AC21 extension issue spotting. It returns only the entered-fact arithmetic, chronology, reconciliation, or coverage result shown on this page and leaves legal conclusions for attorney review.

Use it when: Counsel is preparing an H-1B extension or planning the green-card timeline.

Source links checked: August 21, 2026

Working facts

Required rows are marked. Do not enter names, account numbers, or narrative medical facts.

01all H/L status periods *

Row 1

Fact labelFact value

Enter the first row

Advanced paste format

Enter one item per line. For a row with several facts, use key=value pairs separated by semicolons, such as date=2026-01-15; amount=1250.

02entries/exits *

Row 1

exit dateentry date

Enter the first row

Advanced paste format

One exit=YYYY-MM-DD;entry=YYYY-MM-DD row per line.

03I-94 end dates

Row 1

Date date

Enter the first row

Advanced paste format

Enter one date per line in YYYY-MM-DD format, such as 2026-01-15.

04prior approval periods

Row 1

start dateend date

Enter the first row

Advanced paste format

One start=YYYY-MM-DD;end=YYYY-MM-DD row per line.

05PERM/I-140 filing and approval dates

Row 1

Date date

Enter the first row

Advanced paste format

Enter one date per line in YYYY-MM-DD format, such as 2026-01-15.

06time abroad

Row 1

start dateend date

Enter the first row

Advanced paste format

One start=YYYY-MM-DD;end=YYYY-MM-DD row per line. Intervals use a half-open day-count convention.

Runs in this browser. Continue to Preflight when the file itself needs review.

Method

This workpaper uses deterministic arithmetic, chronology, reconciliation, or coverage logic from the entered fields. It does not persist client facts or send field values to general analytics.

The result is an attorney workpaper, not a legal conclusion. Verify current primary authority and every fact against the file.

Before relying on it

01Confirm each required entry against the source record.
02Build the workpaper and inspect every calculated fact and held question.
03Open the cited sources and verify the version that governs the matter.
04Move unresolved file questions into the related Preflight review.

What the workpaper returns

baseline max-out date
recapturable days
revised date
one-year/three-year extension flags
missing-status-period warnings

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