Consulate notified on change of status from F2 to H1b

[shiningstar]

I have applied for change of status from F2 to H1B and i got the approval notice .
Mail from USCIS says

Consulate notified (if applicable): CHENNAI
I-94 # (if applicable): YYYY ZZZ

Does this mean i will have to go back to chennai to get my visa stamped even though my I94 is not expiring soon .
Only then will i be eligible to work .

or does it mean i'll have to get stamped only when i leave country.

Please advice.

Thanks in andvance

[raghvi]

I have applied for change of status from F2 to H1B and i got the approval notice .
Mail from USCIS says

Consulate notified (if applicable): CHENNAI
I-94 # (if applicable): YYYY ZZZ

Does this mean i will have to go back to chennai to get my visa stamped even though my I94 is not expiring soon .
Only then will i be eligible to work .

or does it mean i'll have to get stamped only when i leave country.

Please advice.

Thanks in andvance

Check your I797.

When you received the H1 approval notice did it come with an I-94 attached at the bottom of the I797? If yes then you dont need to go to Chennai to get a visa.

If you didnt get it then yes, your H1 will be active only after getting H1 stamped in your passport.

This is my opinion not legal advice.

[kabkaba]

Like above check the approval notice and the wording. Does it state that change of status has been approved?

[gsr1306]

Like above check the approval notice and the wording. Does it state that change of status has been approved?

I am also in same situation. My H1B applied when i was in India and in the H1B process time i came to US on F2.
My H1B got RFE and my employer responded to RFE with COS(F2 -> H1B). But my H1b is approved and I-797 didn't have I-94 and didn't mention any thing about COS.

My employer is planning apply one more time for COS(F2 -> H1B). Any chances for approval?.

Note: I have valid F2 I-94.

shiningstar -> Could you please reply to it, i am also in same situation.

[shiningstar]

I also have a valid I94 .
I am not even sure if employer could apply for COS again .
If there is a chance even ill ask my employer to file again .

[kabkaba]

shiningstar: Wait for the approval notice and then decide the course of action.

gsr1306: Chances are anybody's guess and depend on a lot of things. If your spouse is maintaining F1 status, you are clear on that front. But USCIS may reinvestigate the employee-employer relationship and in case of consulting company that has a risk of denial.