Passport Expiry Date

[CrazyH1]

Hi all,

My passport expires in Sept'2013. I have my H1 valid until Dec'2014. I am planning to go stamping in few months. If i got visa approved successfully how many years they will print stamp.

Is it up to Sept'2013 or Dec'2014 ??

How early i can renew my passport in US.

[bsh09]

the visa stamp will be until end of H-1b(date on I-797). You can get the passport renewed in US too. I received my new passports within 2 weeks and I had applied for passport renewal in regular processing.

Wish you good luck!

[jhouston]

Typically the visa would be issued till your H-1B expires. If your passport expires before the visa expires, you may renew the passport and carry both the new passport and the old passport with the visa.

Passport can be renewed up to one year in advance before the current one expires.

[kchokkal]

I have read somewhere the same situation, bit not sure..

This is what i read u will get stamped whtever it mentioned on i-797 , but while entering you will get I-94 with passport expiry date.

My suggestion : Apply for the paort ention in indian counsulate will take couple of weeks only.

[Bhagat Singh]

I have the similar situation, Passport expires in Aug-2013 and H1B is valid until Sep-2014 per I797. One of my colleague got his H1B stamping with similar situation. Don't think is an issue at all.

[pontevecchio]

The I94 cannot be beyond passport expiry.