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Hello Mr. Shah,
I listen to your radio shows and I think they are very informative! Thanks for all the information you provide. I have a some questions for you and I will really appreciate your response -
I got my first H-1B through Employer X in 2010 and I got a stamp in my passport in June 2011 and that stamp expires on 15 June 2013. However I was layed off from Company X in Dec 2011 and my H-1B was revoked in Jan 2012. But before that, I was employed by Employer Y but the transfer of H-1B did not happen. I had to change status from H-1B to H4. Then there was a query on the H-1B application submitted by Employer Y and I finally got my new H-1B approved in May, 2012 and I have been working with them since then. This new H-1B is valid from 4/24/2012 - 2/15/2015. I have a new I-797 with attached I-94. Now I plan to travel outside the US, for a two week trip to Europe in May 2013. Do I need to get my passport stamped with my new H-1B, outside the US or can I travel with the old stamp in my passport (valid until 15 June 2013) and use my current I-797 form with the I-94 card and employment letter to enter back into the US? Will I have any problem entering the country since I changed status from H-1B to H4 and H-1B but do not have a current stamp?
Also last time I went to get my first H-1B stamped, I got a 221g and it took 5 weeks to get my visa. I have always been directly employed as a full-time employee for both the companies. Also if I change employer from Y to Z and my H-1B is transferred before the trip, can I still travel and come back to the US with the old stamp in my passport?
Please advise me on this issue!
I will really appreciate your help and I look forward to hear from you.
Thanks a lot!
I listen to your radio shows and I think they are very informative! Thanks for all the information you provide. I have a some questions for you and I will really appreciate your response -
I got my first H-1B through Employer X in 2010 and I got a stamp in my passport in June 2011 and that stamp expires on 15 June 2013. However I was layed off from Company X in Dec 2011 and my H-1B was revoked in Jan 2012. But before that, I was employed by Employer Y but the transfer of H-1B did not happen. I had to change status from H-1B to H4. Then there was a query on the H-1B application submitted by Employer Y and I finally got my new H-1B approved in May, 2012 and I have been working with them since then. This new H-1B is valid from 4/24/2012 - 2/15/2015. I have a new I-797 with attached I-94. Now I plan to travel outside the US, for a two week trip to Europe in May 2013. Do I need to get my passport stamped with my new H-1B, outside the US or can I travel with the old stamp in my passport (valid until 15 June 2013) and use my current I-797 form with the I-94 card and employment letter to enter back into the US? Will I have any problem entering the country since I changed status from H-1B to H4 and H-1B but do not have a current stamp?
Also last time I went to get my first H-1B stamped, I got a 221g and it took 5 weeks to get my visa. I have always been directly employed as a full-time employee for both the companies. Also if I change employer from Y to Z and my H-1B is transferred before the trip, can I still travel and come back to the US with the old stamp in my passport?
Please advise me on this issue!
I will really appreciate your help and I look forward to hear from you.
Thanks a lot!
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