Transferred my H1B to a new employer. Questions-Family on H4 wants to travel to India

[Shinika1306]

Hi,

I am having H1B visa stamp that is valid till Nov'13. Last year I changed my employer & transferred my visa. Since then neither me nor did my family travel out of US.

My family (on H4) wants to travel to India for a month & come back to US. Do they need to have restamping done since all our visas (H1 & H4) stamps have still the old petitioner name & wac#.

FYI- I already have new petition/I797 from my new employer valid till Jan'14.

All your help would be truly appreciated.

Thanks.

[kabkaba]

They can use the same Visas along with the new H1 petition approval notice as long as their return date is before Visa expiry. The I-94 that they receive will match the petition expiry date.

[Shinika1306]

They can use the same Visas along with the new H1 petition approval notice as long as their return date is before Visa expiry. The I-94 that they receive will match the petition expiry date.

Thank you so much @kabkaba! Yes their return date is before the visa expiration date.

I have couple of questions on top of that...

While leaving US, they will be required to surrender the bottom portion of I797 i.e. I94 portion, right?

How about if I plan to travel after few days? Do you have any idea on this?

Thanks!

[kabkaba]

The same goes for you.

They need to submit their I-94's (all) to the airline when they leave. But it is okay to submit only one in their passport if the number is the same as the one on approval notice.

[Shinika1306]

The same goes for you.

They need to submit their I-94's (all) to the airline when they leave. But it is okay to submit only one in their passport if the number is the same as the one on approval notice.

@kabkaba Thanks a ton again!