zubinkumar Posted July 13, 2013 Report Share Posted July 13, 2013 hii was working for company A in USA and I have a stamped H1B visa on my passport for this company which is valid till end of 2014. i changed jobs and now am working for company B and i have an H1B approval notice for the new company. i wanted to know/confirm the following - 1) i understand company A can cancel my H1B petition but can they, in any way, cancel my stamped H1B visa?2) i plan to travel to india so will a valid, stamped H1B visa from company A and H1B approval notice from company B be enough for me to enter back into US? will there be any issues at the port of entry? will i need to get a new H1B visa stamp for company B?3) if company A does cancel my H1B petition, can i still use the stamped H1B visa and new H1B visa approval notice to travel back to US? Does the cancellation of the H1B visa petition by company A effect my stamped visa in any way or will it still be valid for travel? 4) i understand that a stamped visa can only be cancelled by a proper authority. so if company A cancels my H1B petition, then can the proper authority cancel my stamped H1B visa before i travel? can such a visa cancellation happen or are stamped visas only cancelled if they expire or in case of fraud? please do let me know ... thanks! Link to comment
pontevecchio Posted July 13, 2013 Report Share Posted July 13, 2013 1. NO 2. The existing valid H1 visa will do. 3. Yes. You have to understand that the previous H1 petition HAS TO BE REVOKED as per the law. 4. Unless fraud is involved you can use the existing visa. What is the reason for your concerns? Link to comment
zubinkumar Posted July 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 hi, thanks for your reply ... my concern is that i want to travel to india in dec but if i cant travel using the older visa + new job's visa approval notice, then that means i need to take date in the consulate for visa stamping, which might not be available in dec. and i cant delay my travel plans. so i can only use my older visa if it has not been cancelled/revoked by my older employer. i understand that the previous employer can "revoke" my H1B petition (if i leave my job), but just to clarify, this does not, in any way, effect my stamped visa and i can still use it for travel (as long as its not expired). is my understanding correct? do let me know ... thanks! Link to comment
pontevecchio Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 What part of "the existing visa will do" is not understandable? Only a sovereign government can revoke visas. Is your employer claiming to be a Government? Link to comment
zubinkumar Posted July 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 hi, what i mean is that if my employer does revoke my H1B petition, once i've started working for a new company, will the previous stamped H1B get cancelled or can i still travel on it? is there a possibility that once my previous employer revokes my H1B petition, the old stamped visa gets terminated even before i can travel back? and in case USCIS does plan to cancel my old stamped visa, will i be notified in advance? do let me know ... Link to comment
pontevecchio Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 I suggest post # 2 answers all your repeat queries. Link to comment
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