Travel to India for H1B visa Stamping through Europe

[dipjyoti]

Hi, I am travelling to India from US for H1B visa stamping in May. I have heard that if I don’t have H1B visa stamp, then I cannot travel through Germany, UK, France and other European countries and some people advised me to travel through Middle East (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar etc). I want to know what’s the exact rule. I do have the F1 visa stamp in my passport (valid till June 2016) and also the OPT EAD card (validity till July 2015) but I am not a student anymore and my status has been changed to H1B, does that mean I can travel through Europe with the previous F1 stamp and OPT EAD card?

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dipjyoti -  For travelling via   Germany, UK, France you need to have a valid US visa (Any category)  stamped in your passport.

 

For travelling via Nederlands you dont need a valid US visa.

 

Since you have a valid US visa (F1) in your passport you can travel via European.

 

You are good to go.