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Hi,
currently I am working as a full-time employee under OPT status. My employer filed H1-B under premium processing. My petition got approved and I got my I-797 original document.
I am planning to go to my home country in August. When the attorney started my H1-B processing I told them I am going home very soon and I need change of status.
But the USCIS sent me the approval is I-797B which with H1-B in consular processing. I found in my I-129 petition that the attorney actually marked the option 'Notify the office in Part 4 so each beneficiary can obtain a visa or be admitted.'
Now in order to activate my H1-B status, I have to go home and face the consulate. I guess even though I told them to do the change of status, they did consular processing as I am planning to go home within one month in August,2016 and I am still in OPT which will expire in October,2016.
My question is will there by any risk if I appear in the visa interview for consular processing, not for change of status? It keeps me thinking that If I had my status changed before visa interview, they would be more sure to give me the visa.
Please advise me.
currently I am working as a full-time employee under OPT status. My employer filed H1-B under premium processing. My petition got approved and I got my I-797 original document.
I am planning to go to my home country in August. When the attorney started my H1-B processing I told them I am going home very soon and I need change of status.
But the USCIS sent me the approval is I-797B which with H1-B in consular processing. I found in my I-129 petition that the attorney actually marked the option 'Notify the office in Part 4 so each beneficiary can obtain a visa or be admitted.'
Now in order to activate my H1-B status, I have to go home and face the consulate. I guess even though I told them to do the change of status, they did consular processing as I am planning to go home within one month in August,2016 and I am still in OPT which will expire in October,2016.
My question is will there by any risk if I appear in the visa interview for consular processing, not for change of status? It keeps me thinking that If I had my status changed before visa interview, they would be more sure to give me the visa.
Please advise me.
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