Passport Validity Linked to H1 Validity for Renewal?

[hitsandeep]

Guys,

 

I need a help..

 

My H1b is expiring on 31 Dec 2014

and My passport Expiry 25 Nov 2015

 

For renewing my H1, do i need to have the passport validity for 3 years?

If yes, i dont have it, so i can only apply for Passport renewal 1yr before expiry meaning only after 25 Nov 2014, which would take 3 weeks, and i mean while my H1 is also expiring a month after, would that time be enough if i do Premium?

 

Pls let me know your thoughts.

 

Thanks,

 

[L2EADGC]

Your passport expiry date is not linked to your H1B filing and petition validity. Recently (March 2013) we did file for my wife's H1B eventhough her passport was expiring in October 2013, she did get her H1B valid for 2 years. Later she got her passport renewal done. Hope this helps.

 

[hitsandeep]

Thanks for confirming...