Am I still eligible for AVR (Automatic Visa Revalidation) to come back to US from Canada on H1b?

[ChicagoTechie]

HI , It's urgent! I am an indian citizen living in US on H1b. I have an expired H1b Visa stamp (visa expired in sept 2019) with valid i94 and i797. I read online I can use AVR to go to canada and come back. I am going to canada in next two days. However, I am going to india next month for my visa stamping for extension so I booked the dropbox interview as well in delhi for next month. Can I still use the AVR to come back to us in this case? I am confused because the drop box visa appointment is technically a "new visa" appointment and AVR rules says there shouldn't be any new visa in process

[User099]

Making an Appointment doesn't count as a visa in process. You should not attend a visa interview while you are in Canada to use Automatic revalidation.

 

[reallyconfused]

Hello ChicagoTechie,

  I am in the exact same situation as you. Could you please let me know what you ended up doing? did you travel to canada and where you able to use AVR? did you run into any issues ? Thanks a lot in advance.