H1B visa stamping after L1B to H1B change of status

[replychandra]

Hello everyone,

Below is my scenario:
- I entered USA from Company 'A' in Oct 2009 on L1B visa stamped with validity till March 2012
- I had a change of status from L1B to H1B in Jan 2011 & joined a new company 'B' in E-V-V-C mode
- I had a H1B transfer from company 'B' to Company 'C' in July 2011,
and joined Company 'C' as full time employee. (I work in a US based
manufacturing company & work on the in-house software projects).

I need to travel to Germany on a 2 weeks Business trip next month,
I guess I need to get my H1B visa stamped to re-enter USA.
Here are my questions:
1) Is it better to approach US consulate in Germany for H1B stamping
or Is it better to go India for stamping? (Chennai/Hyderabad)
2) Is there any risk in my scenario that the visa might be rejected?
What are the precautions I should take?

Thanks in advance.

[shervin143]

I need to travel to Germany on a 2 weeks Business trip next month,
I guess I need to get my H1B visa stamped to re-enter USA.
>>> If you already have a valid H1B visa stamped in your passport, then you can use that with the latest petition to re-enter U.S. No need to get the visa stamped again.

Here are my questions:
1) Is it better to approach US consulate in Germany for H1B stamping
>>> Yes. Getting the visa stamped in U.S is an option. But keep in mind that if your case goes in 221g admin processing then you will have to stay in Germany until it gets approved.

or Is it better to go India for stamping? (Chennai/Hyderabad)
>>> That is also a valid option.

2) Is there any risk in my scenario that the visa might be rejected?
>>> No one can predict. As long as you carry all the required documents and you have maintained proper immigration status and your employer doesn't have any bad reputation, your chances are good. Since you work for direct employer (and not at the client site) it improves your chances of a successful stamping.