USADreams Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Due to some family reasons I had to travel out of US and was here for 1 Year and 5 Months . My H1B is expiring next month . I was working as a contractor with the company during this period as I was not in H1 status while I was not present in US . Now my matter is resolved and my employer wants me to return and will provide a letter stating that I will resume my employment once returned back . Will there be any issue for me at Port of Entry cause I was out for long time ? I am returning one month before the expiration date . I have a valid stamp on my passport , I797 and employment letter . Link to comment
JoeF Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 With the letter, it should be fine. Link to comment
pontevecchio Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Why not have them file an extension? Link to comment
kattu786 Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Due to some family reasons I had to travel out of US and was here for 1 Year and 5 Months . My H1B is expiring next month . I was working as a contractor with the company during this period as I was not in H1 status while I was not present in US . Now my matter is resolved and my employer wants me to return and will provide a letter stating that I will resume my employment once returned back . Will there be any issue for me at Port of Entry cause I was out for long time ? I am returning one month before the expiration date . I have a valid stamp on my passport , I797 and employment letter . I don't think there should be any issues.Carry all the relevant docs so that you can present them if asked. Link to comment
USADreams Posted May 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 Thanks everyone . @pontevecchio Wil it not deny an extension if filed when I am out of country ? Should I mention that I was working as an individual contractor as I was not present in US for same employer ? Will it benefit or be negative for me in anyway ? Thanks Link to comment
pontevecchio Posted May 30, 2014 Report Share Posted May 30, 2014 If your petition is expiring next month the company can file a H1 petition for you to claim the remainder of your 6 years in total in H1 status even if you are not there. On approval you can come back with the latest approval. Link to comment
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