tmnaveed Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 Hi All, I am in a situation and would like to get answers to a few Questions that I have. I have a H1 B Visa from my Previous Employer 'A' which is valid till 2nd December 2012 and the I-94 card also shows the same date i.e. 2nd December 2012. Just a few weeks ago I switched to another Employer 'B' which processed my H1 Transfer in Premium Processing and received the approval for the I-129 Petition from USCIS with H1 B validity upto 18th July 2013. In the meantime I have plans to travel to India in the month of October and to retrun back to the US in November before my Visa expires in December. I have the following Questions. 1. Can you travel back into the US with a valid H1 B Visa although it is from my Ex-Employer? would there be any issues, tricky questions asked at Port of Entry in the US as I would be entering the country with the visa from my Ex-Employer? What are the important Documents that I need to carry to convince the Officer at the Port of Entry? 2. If it is safe to travel back into the country with a valid H1 Visa from the Ex-Employer, then what date can be considered as 'Safe' to retun back to the US as the VISA is expiring on 2nd of December 2012? Please note that I have plans to travel back into the US 2 weeks prior to my Visa expiry date, but would like to know if I can extend it to prior to 1 week of the actual expiry date if the situation demands? 3. If I get hitched while on my trip to India and have to file H4 Visa for my spouse, would there be any issues or will it just be a straight forward process? Also what is the minimum time that it would take to complete the pre-requisites/schedule the interview/get H4 stamped for the spouse? Also is it suggested to initiate H4 while I am still in India or would it be better off to initiate after I return to the US? ~Thanks!! Link to comment
pontevecchio Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 1. Yes 2. You can enter until the validity date on the visa 3. H4 is not initiated. One gets married and gets an interview for the H4 visa. Link to comment
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