what will happen to B1/B2 visa?

[Arun Reddy]

Hi Experts,

 

I am an IT professional having b1/b2 visa with validity till 2020 and have never used it till now. I got this visa when I applied it for tourism purpose 4 years back. Recently I have got a new job in USA and my employer has started processing my H1b visa for his in-house project, As every one knows visa rejection rate is high in India so I would I like to know what will happen to my B1/B2 visa if in case my H1b visa gets rejected in the embassy.

Thanks in advance for your reply.

 

Regards,

Arun Reddy

[jairichi]

 

Hi Experts,

 

I am an IT professional having b1/b2 visa with validity till 2020 and have never used it till now. I got this visa when I applied it for tourism purpose 4 years back. Recently I have got a new job in USA and my employer has started processing my H1b visa for his in-house project, As every one knows visa rejection rate is high in India so I would I like to know what will happen to my B1/B2 visa if in case my H1b visa gets rejected in the embassy.

Thanks in advance for your reply.

 

Regards,

Arun Reddy

 

Your B1 part of B1/B2 visa might get cancelled and you might get a fresh B2 visa stamped with 2020 expiry date.

[rahul412]

They won't cancel your B1/B2.

[mj129]

I believe your b1/b2 would still remain valid. But you would have to enter the US with either that or your h1b.

[JoeF]

First off, where do you get the idea from that "visa rejection is high"?

Visas are rejected if there are problems with the job, e.g., employer-employee relationship. If the job is legitimate, visa rejection is not high.

Don't listen to rumors from people who try to get an H1 for some shady consulting company.

Second, an existing visa should not be touched, but sometimes they do cancel an existing visa with the mark "canceled without prejudice", which means nothing is wrong with it, it just likely won't be used if there is another visa.

[omshiv]

In house project?? That's a fake employer..you won't get H1 for that

[JoeF]

In house project?? That's a fake employer..you won't get H1 for that

That depends. If the employer is a consulting company, you are right.

But there are lots and lots of companies that aren't consulting companies...

[rahul412]

In house project?? That's a fake employer..you won't get H1 for that

Real employers will have in house projects....

[pontevecchio]

Nothing called cancelling B1 part of a B1/B2 visa. Either cancelled or not cancelled.

[jairichi]

Nothing called cancelling B1 part of a B1/B2 visa. Either cancelled or not cancelled.

In my case they canceled my B1/B2 visa and gave me a new B2 visa with the original validity date.

[pontevecchio]

That's strange. It is a B1/B2 and then based on the purpose of the visit.

[jairichi]

That's strange. It is a B1/B2 and then based on the purpose of the visit.

I argued with them and they said they cannot do anything. This happened at US consulate, Chennai on 23rd April 2013.

[chakrakr]

In house project?? That's a fake employer..you won't get H1 for that

Then google, MSFT etc.  all must be fake employers :) ... they all do in house projects .

 

There is no need to get paranoid just because you worked for a fake employer .

[rahul412]

There is no need to get paranoid just because you worked for a fake employer .

Moreover, he brought his GC from that fake employer. He didn't even worked hard to get his GC.