Univ employee traveling to India for H1b

[suffolk2325]

I work for a University on H1B (changed to H1B from OPT, never been out of U.S. after that). I have to go to India this end-May. Obviously will go for H1B stamping to re-enter U.S. Since I work for the University on yearly contract basis - contract is always mid-August through mid-May of following year, I will be out of contract when I go for H1B stamping in end-May.

My question is, whether it is safe to travel to India and go for H1B stamping when I am out of my contract? My university/employer has its own policies of when contracts are ready and it wouldn't be ready till late June or July.

Any advice?

[JoeF]

Care to tell us which university this is?

Good universities have an international office that can answer your queries.

[suffolk2325]

Yes, it is called Lewis University, located about 30 miles out of Chicago. It was the HR that told me they could only give a letter stating that I need to come back to the U.S. to teach from August of 2013 on wards. Would this be enough? Any thoughts?