Travelling to India and back

[ragarwal@gmail.com]

Hello,

My passport and H1B visa is expiring by Aug 2013 and I am planning to go to India sometime in Nov-Dec 2012 for 2-3 weeks. I want to know if it is safe to travel to India as I will still have more than 6 months left before my passport or visa gets expired.

Regards,

Ramakant

[pontevecchio]

You will need to extend/renew your passport as the I94 you get on return will be till passport expiry or the H1 petition expiry whichever is earlier.

[ragarwal@gmail.com]

thanks for the response. My current I94 has expiry till Aug 2013 (same as passport expiry date) and hence I think I am ok to travel.

[ragarwal@gmail.com]

I understand that I need to renew the passport which I am planning to do once I return. Reason being my original mark sheets etc are in India and I want to bring the original with me before applying. I understand that in absence of marksheet, the passport will not be ECNR stamped (and I prefer to have ECNR stamped)

[mumbai_kar]

Boss think about all pros-cons. My I94 expiry was Nov2012. I first got it renewed even before planning to move out. Now i would like to plan my visit too. What if you get held up for no reason & then you fall in those 6 months period ... which you should have before your h1 expires prior to your extension being filed. Good to be positive & head on but do think of this ...

[mumbai_kar]

Boss think about all pros-cons. My I94 expiry was Nov2012. I first got it renewed even before planning to move out. Now i would like to plan my visit too. What if you get held up for no reason & then you fall in those 6 months period ... which you should have before your h1 expires prior to your extension being filed. Good to be positive & head on but do think of this ...