Visa stamping

[neerajbioxford]

Dear Senior members,


I have an important question to ask you. I have a family marriage in Jan 2012 in India and I am thinking of attending it. I have my Visa stamped on my passport from Com A till Aug 2012. But I chnaged job to company B and then to company C after I came back from India in 2010.
So, can I go to India and come back on the same Visa and show my new I-94 and I-797 at the port of entry in US or do I have to take a fresh stamping in India? One of my friend told me that I need not take new VISA stamping as long as I have my Company A Visa stamping is valid( Aug 2012).

Please Help!

Thanks

Raj

[shervin143]

You can use the existing valid H1B visa along with latest approval notice to re-enter U.S. Detach all the I-94 from the approval notices and attach them to the passport (along with the one that you received at the POE when you entered U.S). All the I-94s should be returned to the airport officials before you leave the country or proper exit records will not be registered against those I-94s. When yo return you will get a new I-94 at the POE based on your latest approval notice.

[neerajbioxford]

Visa stamping

Dear Shervin,


Thanks for your reply. I was wondering, do we I need to carry original Approval notice ( I-797) or can I take photocopy of I-797?

Please let me know as based on you information, I may need to ask my employer to provide me the original.

Thanks

Raj

[shervin143]

You need the original approval notice to show at the POE. There are cases where they have accepted the photocopies. But I wouldn't take that chance.

Dear Shervin,


Thanks for your reply. I was wondering, do we I need to carry original Approval notice ( I-797) or can I take photocopy of I-797?

Please let me know as based on you information, I may need to ask my employer to provide me the original.

Thanks

Raj