H1 transfer while 221g is pending

[hdhulipu]

Hi,
My h1b was approved this year and I came to India for H1 visa stamping with my current employer and received 221G yellow slip requesting additional documentation. I have submitted all the requested documents but haven’t received any response. My client is willing to apply for H1 transfer....

[steady]

recently there was an update where dropbox eligibility criteria was changed to allow 24 months instead of 12 months for last stamped visa. this exception was valid until 12/31/2020
any updates on this exception rule, is this being extended or not....

[WorriedW]

Hello Everyone,

I dropped my documents off on Nov 13 in New Delhi. Online status is same since Nov 14- "your passport is at US Consulate".

It has been five business days since then. Although wait time is case-to-case basis, what is the usual time currently being...

[soorajp1986]

Hi,

I would like to learn on the recent experience of H1 & H4 Visa Stamping via Drop Box at Chennai US Consulate Office.

How many days did it take for receiving the passport back with Visa Stamped ?

Do they still call for in person interview ? If yes...

[nitinsinghnegi]

Hi ,
My wife's passport is expiring on April 2019. We are looking to travel to India during December 2018. She is waiting for new passport which might come only around Nov mid . We are looking to book visa stamping interview at New Delhi consulate.
Can she book the appointment with old...

[msudr]

Hi ,

I came to USA on L1B from company X and a consultant company Y sponsored my H1B where I worked for 5 months and then a US employer (company Z) hired me on its payroll so H1B got transferred to current US employer.

I want to go for h1b stamping in India but not sure...

[bonkers9590]

Hello!

My employer had filed an H1B extension petition for me in January 2018 which got an RFE and was subsequently denied. The employer filed another H1B extension petition again and it got approved (thankfully).I was on valid H1B status all the while and never went out of status. ...

[tennischamp01]

Hi All,

I was arrested and finger-printed in virginia for reckless driving under misdemeanor (apparently misdemeanor is a crime in VA). It was the first and only arrest, court hearing date is in Aug and my lawyer will be trying to get it reduced to a speeding ticket. I just got H1B visa...

[insurance_search]

Need urgent advice please.

I am traveling to India for two weeks and need to get my H-1B visa stamped for the first time. I have my OFC & Consulate appointments scheduled. My OFC appointment is on a Sunday and the Consulate appointment is on the following Tuesday. I want to change...

[kp79]

Hi,
I found new job after layoff and will get my new I-797 in next following weeks. I will require to re-enter US with new H1B stamped visa as my prior one has expired.
Current wait times for visa stamping at various Indian consulates are on average 60 days in future. My question is...

[geethuma]

I have my L2 Visa and my husband has L1 and we are in US now. I have applied for EAD as well. Meanwhile, my H1B filed by my Indian Employer got approved. I am only on Long leave with my Employer. I am planning to go back to India to get my H1B Stamped after 6 months.

1. Meanwhile, Shall...

[vrishank]

I am in a bit complicated situation.
Did my masters and the h1 approved, worked for few years .. due to personal reasons I had to come back to India.
Continued my work from India for more than 2years, Now I am planning to go back to USA.
I filled my tax filling also for last 2 years....

[vrishank]

I hold a H1 since 2010, Due to personal reasons I had to come back and work from India in 2012, since then I worked from India(client courtesy)
Now I am planning to return to USA, recently I have filed H1 with new employer in 2015 and I am planning to go to H1 stamping.
I also did my W2's...

[vyuvarajin]

Hi,

My Passport is getting expired by end of Feb 2016, (7months) I have received my H1B, I-797B, Notice of Action.

I had following questions regarding my interview and passport renewal.

Question 1: All my H1-B documents contains my old passport number, will...

[Ahmed1234]

Hi,

I'm planning to go for my visa interview in July and when I checked it last week, it was showing that the dates for July are available. However, when I checked it this morning, I'm seeing that there are no dates available in July and the next available date in Chennai is in the last...