Urgent Passport Renewal Query for H1 Stamping

[aniljain623]

Hi, I am in US on H1. I am planning to go to India in Feb-2013 and get my H1 stamped (as it expired in SEP-2012). The biggest concern I have is about the passport validity, as my passport will expire on May-2014, I can't really renew it now or for that matter anytime before May-2013. So, I will have to go with my current passport, but will that mean that I will get VISA only until May-2014?? My petition is valid until March-2015, so I should get VISA until that time, but if the passport is not valid until that time what will happen? Any suggestions? Thanks Anil

[krialta]

Visa expiry is never bound to your passport expiry. You would get the visa till your petition expiry but at POE there is high probability that you would get your I94 only till your passport expiry.

[paturi3109]

You need to renewal your passport as you should atleast have 6 months validity of passport to get your VISA. So apply for renewal of your passport asap. Apply for emergency passport renewal quote. You will get it in couple of days.