H1B stamping-change in employer-passport expiry


pyerragunta

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Hello

Below are the details to brief my current status:

 

Passport expiring in August 2015.

Have H1b visa stamping on passport with employerA - valid till Sep 2015.

Transferred to employerB in Oct 2013 - I797 valid till Sep 2016.

 

Concerns:

I understand that I would NOT need a new visa stamp for a change in employer. However, I intend to travel to India sometime after March, 2015. --> I'm assuming I would be issued a new I94 with the latest I797 expiration date. And hence, I would be able to travel out of the country and enter back without any issues, until my current I797 is valid, that is till Sep 2016. --- Can someone please confirm the same or correct if I got it totally wrong?

 

Will there be any time constraints in travelling out of the country[something like - we should not be travelling out of country if visa expiring within 6 months], considering the visa stamp expiring in Sep 2015. Or it is only the latest I797 expiration date which is taken into consideration for legal entry back into USA?

 

And also, does the I94 expiration date anyway depend on the passport expiration date? I'm trying to make a decision of whether I renew my passport in USA or in India. 

 

Thanks!

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