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Hi All,
I work for a software consulting firm and my company has clients all over the US. My petition for H1 B extension was approved during November 2009. All documents for the petition was filed based on my project and client location at that time.
I moved to another client project after my H1 B extension was approved. Now after more than 6 months of approving my petition, USCIS had visited my previous client location in which I was working while my H1 B extension was applied. They obviously could not locate me there because my company placed me on another project.
Now my company has been advised by the attorney to file an H1 B amendment for me for the new client location. Under the current scenario I have the following questions. I would truly appreciate if someone could share their similar experiences and also the legal experts to give the suggestions.
1) I will have to travel to India in a couple of months. Will you advise travelling to India while the H1 B amendment is still in process?
2) I will have to get my visa stamped while I go to India since my old visa is expired. So can I travel with my current approved I 797 or does it become void because we file for an amendment?
3) Do we get a new I 797 and new I 94 once the amendment is approved?
4) How long does the H1 B amendment process take? Can we do premium processing?
I am really confused and worried. Since I have an impending travel outside the US, I want to make sure I take the right steps.
Please help!! Thanks so much in advance!!
I work for a software consulting firm and my company has clients all over the US. My petition for H1 B extension was approved during November 2009. All documents for the petition was filed based on my project and client location at that time.
I moved to another client project after my H1 B extension was approved. Now after more than 6 months of approving my petition, USCIS had visited my previous client location in which I was working while my H1 B extension was applied. They obviously could not locate me there because my company placed me on another project.
Now my company has been advised by the attorney to file an H1 B amendment for me for the new client location. Under the current scenario I have the following questions. I would truly appreciate if someone could share their similar experiences and also the legal experts to give the suggestions.
1) I will have to travel to India in a couple of months. Will you advise travelling to India while the H1 B amendment is still in process?
2) I will have to get my visa stamped while I go to India since my old visa is expired. So can I travel with my current approved I 797 or does it become void because we file for an amendment?
3) Do we get a new I 797 and new I 94 once the amendment is approved?
4) How long does the H1 B amendment process take? Can we do premium processing?
I am really confused and worried. Since I have an impending travel outside the US, I want to make sure I take the right steps.
Please help!! Thanks so much in advance!!
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