Are Canadian citizens required to obtain an H1B visa stamp in their passport in order to enter and work in the USA?

[sk1319]

I am a Canadian Citizen and my US employer recently obtained approval for my H1B (based on I-140).

I am now unsure if I need to go through the process of obtaining H1B visa stamping in my passport in order to enter and work in the USA.

[newacct]

No. Canadian citizens do not need a visa to enter the US in all nonimmigrant statuses except E, K, V, or S. See 9 FAM 201.1-3(B). You would simply travel to any US port of entry with your Canadian passport, and present the same evidence that other nationalities would present at a US consulate to get a visa (i.e. in the case of H1b, your H1b petition approval), to be admitted into H1b status.

Also, H1b is a nonimmigrant status, and is completely separate from the employment-based immigration petition (I-140).