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Filing amendment while in India, can I travel while it's under processing?
Hi All,
I had entered in the US on F1 and my first 1 year H1b started from 2016 with company A, Company B had filed my extension/transfer before my H1b got expired which USCIS took 8 months to ultimately deny the petition. While my extension/transfer was under processing, I had Company C who also filed my petition which got approved (without i94) 2 days after Company B's denial petition as a result I was out of status and had to leave the country and get my h1b visa stamped. In the interview they gave me 221g and approved it after 8.5 months but by that time my client letter got expired (client also moved to a nearby city).
I didn't want to take risk at the port of entry, so gave interviews job (genuine client) while i'm still in India. Now my questions are
1. Should I just take a risk and travel as if I still have a job with my old client (whose client letter now got expired)
-or-
1. Can I travel to the US while my h1b amendment petition is under process (the client won't give a letter until I join and for amendment to get approved I need a client letter)?
2. If I enter the US, can I work with this client?
3. Worst case scenario, i enter and my amendment gets denied, what would happen?
thanks for your response!
I had entered in the US on F1 and my first 1 year H1b started from 2016 with company A, Company B had filed my extension/transfer before my H1b got expired which USCIS took 8 months to ultimately deny the petition. While my extension/transfer was under processing, I had Company C who also filed my petition which got approved (without i94) 2 days after Company B's denial petition as a result I was out of status and had to leave the country and get my h1b visa stamped. In the interview they gave me 221g and approved it after 8.5 months but by that time my client letter got expired (client also moved to a nearby city).
I didn't want to take risk at the port of entry, so gave interviews job (genuine client) while i'm still in India. Now my questions are
1. Should I just take a risk and travel as if I still have a job with my old client (whose client letter now got expired)
-or-
1. Can I travel to the US while my h1b amendment petition is under process (the client won't give a letter until I join and for amendment to get approved I need a client letter)?
2. If I enter the US, can I work with this client?
3. Worst case scenario, i enter and my amendment gets denied, what would happen?
thanks for your response!
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