Hi all,
Just a quick question to see if anyone has ever been in this case or has advice.
I was doing business in the States for several months under a B1 visa and asked for an extension of stay. In the meantime, I got sponsored by another company for H1B. Hence, my visa extension was denied on the grounds that I had not established that my stay was temporary and that I had an intention to depart from the US within a definite timeframe (since I had an H1B petition, they could not keep my non-immigrant status). Now, I could not appeal this decision.
I can wait for October for my new visa to kick in, but my current employer in France is not very happy that I got kicked out (I went back to my home country within 15 days).
Is there any way I can apply for an ESTA to continue the business I'm conducting for my current employer until September, take a return ticket to show I am willing to come back or will I immediately be dismissed for the same reason that my B1 visa was denied? If not, can I go on vacation in the States (since I'll be out of a job)?
Thanks for your help,
illrrr.
Just a quick question to see if anyone has ever been in this case or has advice.
I was doing business in the States for several months under a B1 visa and asked for an extension of stay. In the meantime, I got sponsored by another company for H1B. Hence, my visa extension was denied on the grounds that I had not established that my stay was temporary and that I had an intention to depart from the US within a definite timeframe (since I had an H1B petition, they could not keep my non-immigrant status). Now, I could not appeal this decision.
I can wait for October for my new visa to kick in, but my current employer in France is not very happy that I got kicked out (I went back to my home country within 15 days).
Is there any way I can apply for an ESTA to continue the business I'm conducting for my current employer until September, take a return ticket to show I am willing to come back or will I immediately be dismissed for the same reason that my B1 visa was denied? If not, can I go on vacation in the States (since I'll be out of a job)?
Thanks for your help,
illrrr.
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