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H-1B, a non-immigrant visa in the United State, allows U.S. employers temporarily to employ foreign nationals in specialty occupations. Questions about this visa are quite likely to be Closed as outside our scope though they may belong on Expatriates: http://expatriates.stackexchange.com/tour.

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I’m an Indian National traveling from India to USA via LHR and British Airways, on a valid H1B work visa stamp. Im trying to determine if I need a transit visa. One of the questions being asked when I ...
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I got H1B1 visa refused because I didn’t bring the offer letter from my employer in the US, which specifies the exact contract start/end dates of my trip. Plus, when I was asked about my travel plans ...
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While filling the address on DS I60 i wrote different format and the passport address shows a different format. The address is same but the format of writing the address is different. Does it matter, ...
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I'm German and came to the US on L1B in 2022 (intra company transfer) i.e. my passport contains L1 visa stamp valid until 2027. Early 2024 my H1B was approved and last month (Oct 2024) my visa status ...
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I am a citizen of India with normal Indian password I am travelling from United States on airline British Airways I am travelling to Mumbai on airline British Airways I am transiting airport via ...
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my F1 stamp is expiring in 2027 however I was picked for H1B this October and am going to India from the US for H1B stamping. I am concerned if I will be able to transit through the Schengen area ...
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I have applied for F1 visa and in DS 160 I lied about my real brother (blood relative) being in USA because of my counsellor. But now I’m in USA pursuing my studies so while applying H1B visa would ...
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I got laid off on H1B in the US. I am planning to travel to Germany to visit my childhood friends who are working there. I am wondering if I could apply for Schengen visa in the USA and visit EU for a ...
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Do you need to show the I-797 when entering the US from Canada by car on an H-1B when you have the passport with a valid visa stamp. We are considering driving from Glacier NP to Banff for a few days.
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Due to the new policy for the US embassy in London, some visa applicants now can submit their materials without needing to do an interview. I submitted my application including passport two weeks ago ...
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Good morning. I am trying to schedule the interview for my H1B visa extension during my next vacation to India. I am using this link - https://evisaforms.state.gov/Instructions/SchedulingSystem.asp ...
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My H1B visa from USA visa was approved, but not stamped in my Indian passport. Can I travel through Turkey for 10 days using my E-visa?
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I live and work in the USA. While here, I transitioned to a different visa while in the USA and as such, I do not have a stamp for my new passport. I intend to visit my family and secure this stamp in ...
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I have a French passport with a valid H1B visa stamped and work in the US. The H1B is valid until 2025. I'm flying for work from the US to France on October 1st, and when I fly back my passport will ...
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I have filled in my DS-160 for my visa application and paid the MRV fees. But appointment slots are still not opened for the dates I want to travel to India. How long can I use the same DS-160 ...
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My family and I reside in the US and we have H1/H4 visas. My family members have H4 visas. If my family traveled outside of the US, would they be allowed to get back into the US if I wasn't with them (...
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I am an H1B visa holder. My visa stamping is done till this September 2023. My visa extension is already approved and I have my hard copy of the approval. My question is can I travel within USA like I ...
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I am on H1B visa currently. I plan to travel to Switzerland this summer. Given certain restrictions about the dates of my trip, my H1 visa will only be valid for exact 3 months on the day I plan to ...
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I am travelling from the US to India via Frankfurt (Germany) in a couple of weeks. My US H1B visa has expired (with an approved I-797), but I do have a valid Canadian visitor visa. The German Mission ...
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I am traveling to India from United States and transiting through Heathrow Airport, London. My H-1B got approved this year but passport is not stamped yet. As of now, passport includes a visa stamp ...
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I have an h1b stamping appointment in 2 days and today when I entered India, I was told the passport is damaged because the cover page came off ( the thick leather like covering to the booklet ). Now ...
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Could you please help me with my below scenario: I got my valid H1B visa stamped on my Passport till 2024 with my current Employer and my previous Employer visa got Expired 2019 .But CBP officer ...
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I am currently in India and I recently got my H1B visa stamped through a consultancy, which offered me a job in New Jersey with an annual salary of $106,000. However, I have now received a better ...
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I am an Indian citizen residing in the US on an H-1B visa. I am applying for a Schengen visa from the Spanish consulate in San Francisco to visit Spain, France, Germany, and Iceland this summer. ...
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This might be not possible in normal scenario, but we are not normal now, we are COVID victim :). I had visa till July 28th, I already renew my visa and got I-797 till 2025. I am planing to go for ...
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My friend applied for concurrent H1B for part time job on weekend. He has to take decision that he can join or not :). His employer gave him H1B receipt I-797C, but from the receipt he don't know if ...
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I have an H1B visa on my Indian passport, meanwhile, I got Portuguese nationality. How can I transfer or apply new visa using the information of the old passport?
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I was waiting for scheduling H1B in person interview for myself and dependents (wife and child) so I paid for 3 of us in cgi portal and got the payment receipt number auto populated. Since I was ...
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Currently I am in US on H1B. I had traveled to USA via China transit(didn't leave airport). I am filling DS 160 form to go for stamping in India and it has a question "List all countries visited ...
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Good Morning, I filled the DS-160 (not submitted) and I saved my application id in a system but my system / OS is crashed. What is the way to retrieve the DS-160 application id. I followed the steps ...
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I used to reside in the USA under a H-4 (spouse) visa, but recently accepted a job abroad and moved out of the country. Just before that, my spouse and I both applied for visa extensions, as our visas ...
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My employer had applied for a H-1B visa back in FY2020. The Form I-129, Petition for Non-Immigrant worker visa was denied by the USCIS. So my application was refused at the USCIS, and not after an ...
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I currently have a H1-B visa which is due to expire in March 2022. My H1-B extension was submitted in June and is currently under review. I am in the US and will be travelling to the UK (sep 17) for a ...
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I am planning a same-day layover at LHR (airside) from a red-list country to USA as destination (on h1b visa). Would that be allowed with current/upcoming rules? I have checked all rules at gov.uk but ...
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I am relocating back to India from USA. My H1B expired on 5th April, 2021 and with recapture days my last working day in US was 11th April. I am planning to travel on 17th April. Will there be any ...
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I have a new passport and the H1b visa stamp in my old passport expires on Aug 21. I have a valid I-797 till Dec 22. Can I travel outside the US and return in July without getting a new visa stamp or ...
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I am travelling to Hyderabad, India from USA. This is part of my vacation and Visa stamping. I have my biometric finger prints and visa interview both at Chennai US consulate with 6 days gap in ...
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I'm a UK citizen working in London. For three years, I have been a writer employed by a company based in the USA. It's fair to say I'm indispensable but I do not have any formal writing qualifications....
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From what I know, you cannot get certain visas, such as a Schengen visa, from the US, if you do not have an H-1B visa stamped on the passport. However, certain countries do not require Indian citizens ...
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My H-1B visa expired on Aug 28, 2020, and my employer in the US applied for an extension for my H-1B on Aug 13, 2020. Per the 240 days rule, I can legally stay in the US and continue to work while my ...
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I'm currently on my first 3 years of H1B in the US, with the expiration date of Oct 31st in 2020. A month or so ago, my company applied for my H1B extension for another 3 years. Due to family reasons, ...
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I am an Indian citizen, residing in California, USA on an H1B Visa. My passport is expiring in mid-June, 2020, along with my I-94. My visa is valid until December, 2021. I have my 2 year old son on H4 ...
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I am an Indian national working in USA on a H1B visa. I need to visit Belgium for business purpose but since this will be my first time getting out of the country after getting the H1B approved, I ...
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My current H1B Visa is stamped till Aug 2020. And if I travel outside the US in the coming months, will it be a problem? I have a trip planned in March 2020 to Europe for a week. Any suggestions ...
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I am an Indian Citizen, with a valid H1B visa and I am traveling to Europe for my vacation. I will be getting a Schengen Visa from the consulate of my destination. I wanted to ask if I have a stop at ...
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So i am currently on H1B visa. Planning to move to Canada soon, i would like to complete my obligation to finish the soft landing for the Canadian PR application.I want to transition to US to Canada ...
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I am an Indian citizen living in the United States on a H1B visa. I wanted to travel to Warsaw for a vacation, for which I am applying for the Schengen Visa from the Polish Consulate. The tickets I ...
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Can I apply for Canada Visit Visa in US when my H-1B is expired but have valid I-797? I intend to visit Canada to apply for H-1B visa.
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I hold an Indian passport and have a US H1B visa. I have a layover of 4 hrs in Toronto while travelling to Frankfurt. I want to know if I will require Transit visa and if so how much time it will take ...
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I am a H1b visa holder working in USA traveling to India via Hong Kong where there is a 15h layover. I have seen that there is a Pre-arrival Registration Indians must go through if they are going to ...
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