saravin Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Me and my H4 dependents are eligible for Dropbox visa stamping. In the counselor website it is mentioned that there is no need for the H4 dependents to appear in-person for the Dropbox submission. Now my question , is it okay if I alone travel to India (taking the passport of my Family members ) and submit for visa stamping? Rather than all of us traveling... Quote Link to comment
shekar11# Posted January 27, 2020 Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 (edited) On 1/25/2020 at 11:19 AM, saravin said: Me and my H4 dependents are eligible for Dropbox visa stamping. In the counselor website it is mentioned that there is no need for the H4 dependents to appear in-person for the Dropbox submission. Now my question , is it okay if I alone travel to India (taking the passport of my Family members ) and submit for visa stamping? Rather than all of us traveling... That is wrong assumption. All members should travel even if it is for Dropbox. They don't need to go physically with you to the embassy but in case of 221G or if they call for in person they should be ready to attend. Also carrying others passports out of the country is considered illegal even if it is you own family. Edited January 27, 2020 by shekar11# Quote Link to comment
User099 Posted January 27, 2020 Report Share Posted January 27, 2020 Bad Idea. You should not do that. Quote Link to comment
gopalakrishnach Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 Its better to travel toegther to India since mosty dropbox will result in asking you to come to in-person interview since this is common now a days and they ask H1B and H4 to appear in-person and they may say come together. In such case if H4 is in USA they need to travel in hurray and must take flight at any cost. This is very very risky for your family members.. I alone travel to India (taking the passport of my Family members ).. I suggest never take away passports from them. Better travel together... Quote Link to comment
shekar11# Posted January 28, 2020 Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 20 hours ago, gopalakrishnach said: Its better to travel toegther to India since mosty dropbox will result in asking you to come to in-person interview since this is common now a days and they ask H1B and H4 to appear in-person and they may say come together. In such case if H4 is in USA they need to travel in hurray and must take flight at any cost. This is very very risky for your family members.. I alone travel to India (taking the passport of my Family members ).. I suggest never take away passports from them. Better travel together... They cannot travel as passports are not with dependents in US which makes it even more riskier. Quote Link to comment
cyberlord Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 Each application is considered in its own merit (H1/H4). Better to travel together to avoid unforeseen circumstances. Quote Link to comment
saravin Posted January 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 Thanks a lot for the reply . I was actually inspired by someone how has successfully got the stamping and came back without knowing the implications . Can you please advice on how to fix this issue now that they already had the stamping done and currently in US. Quote Link to comment
gopalakrishnach Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 22 hours ago, saravin said: Thanks a lot for the reply . I was actually inspired by someone how has successfully got the stamping and came back without knowing the implications . Can you please advice on how to fix this issue now that they already had the stamping done and currently in US. Can you be please more clear about your question. I am confused... Quote Link to comment
shekar11# Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 23 hours ago, saravin said: Thanks a lot for the reply . I was actually inspired by someone how has successfully got the stamping and came back without knowing the implications . Can you please advice on how to fix this issue now that they already had the stamping done and currently in US. There is nothing to fix if they came back to US. Quote Link to comment
saravin Posted January 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 20 hours ago, gopalakrishnach said: Can you be please more clear about your question. I am confused... Now that we know it is not advisable ( not sure if it is legal either ) , what is the way to make it straight ? Is there a process to get pardon for this unintended mistake ? Quote Link to comment
User099 Posted February 3, 2020 Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 On 1/31/2020 at 10:32 AM, saravin said: Now that we know it is not advisable ( not sure if it is legal either ) , what is the way to make it straight ? Is there a process to get pardon for this unintended mistake ? Who ever did this should talk to an attorney and most likely leave ASAP and come back. Just think for a min, now they have a visa in their passports which was issued to them without traveling out side the country. Isn't that fishy? What issues you will run into with this now, atleast no one here will be able to guess that for you. Quote Link to comment
gopalakrishnach Posted February 3, 2020 Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 On 1/31/2020 at 7:32 AM, saravin said: Now that we know it is not advisable ( not sure if it is legal either ) , what is the way to make it straight ? Is there a process to get pardon for this unintended mistake ? What is there to fix it. They are back in USA so nothing to fix... Quote Link to comment
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