US Entry with old Stamping - Old H1 terminated and new h1 under processing

[krsepuri]

Folks,

 

I have a friend in situation, where he has valid H-1 visa stamping valid thru 2017 and his old employer terminated his H1 as part of layoffs while he is on vacation and out of country and he found another employer and they filed his H1 right away and is in initial review stage. Can he come back to US with his present visa stamp and current pending I-1797.

[JoeF]

He can only come back with the old, valid stamp, and a new approval notice.

The receipt notice is NOT enough.