virohi Posted May 6, 2019 Report Share Posted May 6, 2019 Hello Murthy members, My H1B visa (stamped in passport) is expiring on Sep 1, 2019. I also have extension approved (I-797A ) for next 3 years which is until Sep 2021 but, don't have it stamped yet as I didn't travel to India. I am planning to travel to India in this July 2019 and have following questions. Can you please share your valuable inputs on below points: ( Please consider my passport is getting expired on 17 June 2020 ) if this affects any of the answers. - Will I be eligible for drop box if I travel to India and come back before Sep 1, 2019 to get new visa stamped based on new I-797 ? - If I go for stamping for approved extension before current visa expiry, then will they cancel current visa stamp? or will they put a new visa stamp that will be effective from date of stamping till extension approved petition end date? - Does passport expiry date matter in this case while getting latest visa stamped ? In my case extension is approved till 2021 Sep but, passport expires on June 2020. - What is the best way to get new visa stamped, Option 1: when I travel in July 2019 AND Option 2: Do it in future when I travel again sometime in 2020. Thanks a lot in advance for your suggestions! Link to comment
shekar11# Posted May 6, 2019 Report Share Posted May 6, 2019 11 hours ago, virohi said: Hello Murthy members, My H1B visa (stamped in passport) is expiring on Sep 1, 2019. I also have extension approved (I-797A ) for next 3 years which is until Sep 2021 but, don't have it stamped yet as I didn't travel to India. I am planning to travel to India in this July 2019 and have following questions. Can you please share your valuable inputs on below points: ( Please consider my passport is getting expired on 17 June 2020 ) if this affects any of the answers. - Will I be eligible for drop box if I travel to India and come back before Sep 1, 2019 to get new visa stamped based on new I-797 ? - If I go for stamping for approved extension before current visa expiry, then will they cancel current visa stamp? or will they put a new visa stamp that will be effective from date of stamping till extension approved petition end date? - Does passport expiry date matter in this case while getting latest visa stamped ? In my case extension is approved till 2021 Sep but, passport expires on June 2020. - What is the best way to get new visa stamped, Option 1: when I travel in July 2019 AND Option 2: Do it in future when I travel again sometime in 2020. Thanks a lot in advance for your suggestions! - Will I be eligible for drop box if I travel to India and come back before Sep 1, 2019 to get new visa stamped based on new I-797 ? Yes. Make sure you use new I-797 details while filling DS-160. - If I go for stamping for approved extension before current visa expiry, then will they cancel current visa stamp? or will they put a new visa stamp that will be effective from date of stamping till extension approved petition end date? Visa stamp always has a issue date. It does not have a start date. So it is effective from the date it is issued. - Does passport expiry date matter in this case while getting latest visa stamped ? In my case extension is approved till 2021 Sep but, passport expires on June 2020. It does not matter. But while you come back you will only get I-94 till your passport expiry date. And you need to make sure to renew I-94 in June 2020. - What is the best way to get new visa stamped, Option 1: when I travel in July 2019 AND Option 2: Do it in future when I travel again sometime in 2020. 1. Best option is to go to India in July 2019. Get your passport renewed as it takes only 1 week in India to get new passport since you can renew 1 year before expiry date. 2. After that fill DS-160 with new passport and I-797 details and then drop your docs. Drop box does not require an appointment. You can just walk in and submit docs. That way you have no worries about I-94 getting expired in June 2020. Link to comment
virohi Posted May 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2019 I have one follow up question. Is it necessary to new my i-94 in June 2020 ? Assuming I will have new passport & and valid visa stamp on old passport. If it is necessary, is that process is very complicated ? Link to comment
shekar11# Posted May 9, 2019 Report Share Posted May 9, 2019 16 hours ago, virohi said: I have one follow up question. Is it necessary to new my i-94 in June 2020 ? Assuming I will have new passport & and valid visa stamp on old passport. If it is necessary, is that process is very complicated ? I-94 determines your legal stay. Not your visa. You need to renew I-94 before it expires. Process is not complicated. If you have new passport and unexpired visa you can just cross Mexico or Canada border and return back and get a new I-94. Link to comment
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