canadian3725 Posted May 14, 2019 Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 If a Canadian, currently in the US on a STEM OPT, gets picked in the H1B lottery, does he/she need to get their passport stamped at a US Consulate in Canada? Not looking for legal advice, just information. Anyone with some knowledge about this, please respond. Quote Link to comment
gopalakrishnach Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 I guess like Indian citizens you need to go out USA and get it stamped. Like Indians go to India, Canadians can go to Canada and get it stamped. Quote Link to comment
canadian3725 Posted May 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 Thanks for the answer. The reason why I was asking is that apparently Canadians don't need to do visa stamping. Is this a fact? Anyone with knowledge about this? Quote Link to comment
gopalakrishnach Posted May 17, 2019 Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 If Canadians no need stamping then why H1B lottery? Quote Link to comment
newacct Posted May 17, 2019 Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 (edited) 55 minutes ago, gopalakrishnach said: If Canadians no need stamping then why H1B lottery? Canadians do not need a visa, but they need everything that they would need to get a visa in order to enter the US. In the case of H1b, they need and approved H1b petition to enter the US in H1b status. Edited May 17, 2019 by newacct Quote Link to comment
canadian3725 Posted May 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2019 On 5/17/2019 at 2:00 PM, newacct said: Canadians do not need a visa, but they need everything that they would need to get a visa in order to enter the US. In the case of H1b, they need and approved H1b petition to enter the US in H1b status. That's exactly the point of the first question. If a Canadian has an approved H1B petition, can he/she just take that and enter the United States WITHOUT going through the stage of visa stamping in their passport? Quote Link to comment
newacct Posted May 20, 2019 Report Share Posted May 20, 2019 On 5/18/2019 at 12:44 PM, canadian3725 said: That's exactly the point of the first question. If a Canadian has an approved H1B petition, can he/she just take that and enter the United States WITHOUT going through the stage of visa stamping in their passport? Yes. That's what they normally do. Canadians almost never get US visas. Quote Link to comment
canadian3725 Posted May 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2019 3 hours ago, newacct said: Yes. That's what they normally do. Canadians almost never get US visas. Thanks. That's what I thought - Canadian citizens with an approved H1B petition DO NOT need to go to a US Consulate and DO NOT need visa stamping procedure (like for example, Indian citizens). Canadians with an approved H1B petition can go with their I-797 and other paperwork DIRECTLY to any port of entry and legally enter the US to work with their H1B sponsor. If anybody else with knowledge about this can corroborate or deny this, I would greatly appreciate. Again, not looking for legal advice, just information. Quote Link to comment
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