H1B Stamping in Canada with previous visa expired more than a year

[write2kavitha]

I am planning to attend H1 Visa stamping in Ottawa Canada(I have all the documents). My previous H1 Visa was expired in Sep 2008. Can I go to Canada and attend for the Visa? I heard that, if the previous was expired more than a year, then you can only go to the home country (India) and attend? Is that true?

Response is greatly appreciated. Thank You

[sh21]

Do you mean the visa stamping is expired but you got I797 extension?

[write2kavitha]

My H1B visa stamping is what got expired in 2009. My I-797 is valid and my H1B was recently renewed and is valid until 2015. I would like to know if anyone who has attended for H1B visa stamping in Canada whose visa stamping got expired more than a year ago?

Your response is greatly appreciated.

[rahul412]

My H1B visa stamping is what got expired in 2009. My I-797 is valid and my H1B was recently renewed and is valid until 2015. I would like to know if anyone who has attended for H1B visa stamping in Canada whose visa stamping got expired more than a year ago?

Your response is greatly appreciated.

That's not a big deal. Their are people who got visa after 5 yrs. No need to worry about it.

[sh21]

_{I contacted my company attorney and they told it should not be a problem provided we are not out of status (Valid I94 provided in I797 bottom should be there to be in status) and asked me to mail embassy for conformation. I got email from ottawa embassy that i can apply for visa stamping if i never had out of status i.e., I797 (I94 in I797) should not have expired. Hence i'm applying for ottawa embassy eventhough mine is same case as yours}

[roby007]

What was the mail ID you have sent your question and have your visa stamped ,Please let me know ? I got stamped in 2007 at OTTAWA, I have same employer and same class of Visa as last stamping .

[sh21]

Yes you can and i got mine stamped last week, mine was same case as yours