ramauto Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Hello, I booked the appointment for the H1B renewal stamping in vancouver canada. i got a conformation e-mail from the consulate for the appointment and then in the required documents section i have seen this statement . A passport valid for travel to the United States and valid for at least 6 months beyond the applicant's intended period of stay in the United States unless country specific agreements provide exceptions. Consult http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/104770.pdf for exemptions. If more than one person is included in the passport, each person desiring a visa must make an application. My passport is expiring next year but H1B is valid till 2014. But India is mentioned in the expection country list. Does any one know if i can go for the stamping or do i need to get my passport renewed before i go for stamping ? Link to comment
GuyFromNJ Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 I think Your passport should have at least 6 months validity before you travel to any country.You may able to go out but not able to come back without 6 months validity. You should renew your passport first. Link to comment
pvaida19 Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 Hi ramauto, Can you please provide updates to your case I am in same boat as you are My passport is expiring April,2012. My H1B is valid untill Oct 2013. I have applied for a new passport at Indian embassy in washington DC. My question is " once we apply for passport renewal we get a new passport number. can we book appointment with old passport number and carry 2 passports to US visa consulate?" Please advise Link to comment
gagarp Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 Can u please share if renewing passport is better option or can we go for stamping if 9 months remain in passport expiration. Link to comment
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