H1 stamping - only 7 months left for visa expiration - safe?

[giridharbabu]

Hi, 

 

I am planning to visit Chennai, INDIA for H1B stamping by August 1st week. I have an expired visa(2013) in my passport and my current visa expires by April , 2017. so, i will be having around 7 months of time between stamping and my current visa expiration date. Just wanted to check if it is safe to travel for stamping having only 7 months of time before visa expiry. what could be the least and safest number of months we can have for stamping before visa expiry. 

 

expired visa - 2013 in passport

current visa expiry - 2017 April

stamping by - 1st week, August 2016.

 

Thanks

[varunkumar]

I am having the same question....instead of 7 months in your case, mine is 3 months. 

 

My current visa expires on Sept 30th 2016. My new approved extension effective date on Oct 1st 2016. 

 

Please let me know if you get any answers elsewhere. 

 

All the very best!

 

 

[sr_h1b]

In your case you have valid visa...in my case my visa had already expired and I797 was expiring in May 2013 so in Nov 2012 I went to Ottawa and was issued 221g...from there went to India and came back to Ottawa after 3 months and got stamping done. That means H1b visa with 3 months validity only. After entering US got H1b extension done.

 

You can avoid stamping if you can come back before your visa expires. 

[satish.sap970]

Hi, 

 

I am planning to visit Chennai, INDIA for H1B stamping by August 1st week. I have an expired visa(2013) in my passport and my current visa expires by April , 2017. so, i will be having around 7 months of time between stamping and my current visa expiration date. Just wanted to check if it is safe to travel for stamping having only 7 months of time before visa expiry. what could be the least and safest number of months we can have for stamping before visa expiry. 

 

expired visa - 2013 in passport

current visa expiry - 2017 April

stamping by - 1st week, August 2016.

 

Thanks

 

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