Can i apply H1B from Saudi Arabia where i am in Business Visa

[praveenj]

I am in Saudi Arabia on Business Visa, can i apply H1B from Saudi Arabia.

[raghvi]

Can i apply H1B from Saudi Arabia where i am in Business Visa

Is this your first H1 stamping? First time H1 stamping should happen in home country.

[shervin143]

When you say applying for H1B, do mean filing a H1B petition through an employer or filing H1B visa at the consulate? You need to be clear on what you are trying to ask.

I am in Saudi Arabia on Business Visa, can i apply H1B from Saudi Arabia.

[praveenj]

Yeah shervin, i am filing through employer.

My employer will file the petition and he will arrange the interview at the consulate.

Being first time i am able to put the question correctly.

[shervin143]

Well, your employer can file the H1B petition with USCIS irrespective of which country you are currently in. When the petition gets approved, you need to attend the visa interview at your home country since this is your first H1B stamping. Renewal stamping later can be done at U.S consulates in the third nations (if prefer that).

Yeah shervin, i am filing through employer.

My employer will file the petition and he will arrange the interview at the consulate.

Being first time i am able to put the question correctly.