Travell while H1 application is in progress

[mallikkande]

Hello,

 

I am a student on F1 visa [Expires:July 2014] with OPT status [Expires Dec 2014]. 

 

I will be applying for H1 for which processing/applications will be accepted April 2014. I will need to go to india in the first week of April 2014 and return in the last week of April 2014. 

 

Please guide me if it is advisable to travel to india in this situation!!

 

Any reply will be appreciated. Thanks a ton in advance.  

[jairichi]

Hello,

 

I am a student on F1 visa [Expires:July 2014] with OPT status [Expires Dec 2014]. 

 

I will be applying for H1 for which processing/applications will be accepted April 2014. I will need to go to india in the first week of April 2014 and return in the last week of April 2014. 

 

Please guide me if it is advisable to travel to india in this situation!!

 

Any reply will be appreciated. Thanks a ton in advance.  

You can travel but if your H1B petition is filed as COS then the COS part gets abandoned.

[manojjayam]

Hello,

 

I am a student on F1 visa [Expires:July 2014] with OPT status [Expires Dec 2014]. 

 

I will be applying for H1 for which processing/applications will be accepted April 2014. I will need to go to india in the first week of April 2014 and return in the last week of April 2014. 

 

Please guide me if it is advisable to travel to india in this situation!!

 

Any reply will be appreciated. Thanks a ton in advance.  

Unless the travel is of utmost urgency try avoiding it .... I have seen some cases where in H1 was denied and even though on opt were denied entry at port of entry.

 

But again there are many cases where there was no problems at all.

 

I believe its not worth taking risk .... choice is yours.

[mallikkande]

Thanks for all your inputs.. I successfully travelled to INDIA and my petition is approved.

[smog]

Did you apply for H1B as consular processing or COS (Change of Status)? When did your petition get approved?