H1B, H4 Visa

Hi,
I have my H1 got transferred from company A to B and the visa is valid till 2019 June. At that time, i had not got my dependent visa's extended.
My dependents have the visa from company A and they are expired on Aug 18th 2017.

I have applied for H4 visa extension and it is still did not received the approval notice.

Can my dependents travel to Canada/India with my new approval notice and get the visa stamped?

Or should I be waiting for the extension to be completed?

Please provide your suggestions and help.

Regards,
Smita

Hi All,

Please help me with my issue,

I have got my H1b denied at chennai consulate under Section 221 (g) of the United States Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) pending further administrative processing. The petition will be soon returned to United States Citizenship and Immigration Service for review. Please contact the Petitioner for further information.

Now my wife is in USA, I am applying for H4 Can anyone help me is there be any issue because of my H1b denied?

Hi,

I want to know if the questions will be different if a guy is going for H4 and am going with my wife, who is going for her h1b.

Thanks.

Hello Everyone,

Sharing my experience which might help others. I went with my family to get my H1 & H4 stamped for the family. I, my wife and my daughter has been to US already once on this same H1B and this stamping was for the remaining 3 years of H1. This is a CAP_EX case.

OFC on Sept 14, 2017, time slot given 14:15. We went at 13:30, allowed inside after preliminary checkings. Done with in 15 mins. No hassles. Please don't take any electronic items with, specially accessories which you might need to keep out. Phones needs to be switched off.

Visa Interview Scheduled on Sept 15, 2017for 10:00. We went around 9:15am, preliminary security checks and we were allowed inside. A strict NO to carry any electronic items. We were asked to take off our watches and keep inside the folders. Duly complied.
Inside the interview hall, our passports were collected and biometerics for myself and my wife done and we were asked to go to Window 22 (if I remember correctly).

VO: Good morning. How are you all doing?
Me: Answered.
VO: Please handover your passports.
Me: Handed over.
VO: Who is your petitioner?
Me: Answered.
VO: Who is your client?
Me: Answered.
VO: Where you will be travelling?
Me: Answered with State name as well.
VO: What is your salary?
Me: Answered.
VO: What is your highest qualification?
Me: Bachelors in Technology in Electronics & Communication. (Advise no acronyms as B.Tech, ECE/CSE)
VO to my wife: How long you have been married?
Wife: Answered.
I took my kids along.
VO: How old are your kids?
Wife: Answered.
VO to my elder daughter: Is this your brother?
Daughter: Yes.
VO: Does he pester you?
Daughter: NO ( ;-)) !!
VO to my Son: You being nice to your sister?
Son: Yeah !! (:-))

VO to me: Sir, you have got this pamphlet?
me: Yes Mam.

VO: Your visa has been approved. Have a nice & safe journey.
Me: Thanks Mam. You have a wonderful day.

We were ecstatic and excited. Even the security guys knew we were granted. It was all in our face that people coming for the interview outside congratulated.

Got 3 mails from ustraveldocs about my family passport collection/dispatch. Little perplexed but happy as well. Googled around about checking passport status, found http://www.ustraveldocs.com/in/in-niv-passporttrack.asp and put my PP details. My passport still with US Consulate!! Little more curiosity. Googled again and found ceac.state.gov/ceac/ to check for VISA status. Added my details and got *Administrative Processing* and the date remained as on Interview date,i.e. Sept 15.
As of today, status remains same. I am happy that my family has been granted H4 based on my H1 and I eventually also get it. Can't say that I am not nervous or tensed or anxious but H4 stamping has given me some hope. Fingers crossed.

Anyone else sailing in the same boat? Appreciate their experiences as well.
Hope this experience helps others.

Thank you members for the posts and sharing experiences.
(Sorry posting little late)

My first visa was for 3 years (ending 2016)
Later got extension as company B refiled in 2015
Refiled in 2016 company C admit till 2018

Stamp ended in 2016
So went for stamping in August 2017
Qualified for dropbox as visa expired and was not more than 12 months

Documents
1)Valid passports (all passport till date)
2)Photocopy of approved I-797 latest
3)1 photograph as per specifications for US visa (2inch * 2 inch)
4)Dropbox confirmation letter

Returned coduments
old i797's
excess photographs
dropbox cover letter (stamped and signed)

Post submission
Day 1 submitted wednesday
Day 2 In process
.
.
.
Day 7 In process
Day 8 Issued
Day 9 postal Delay
Day 10 postal delay on website but was received in the morning

bluedart tracking by drop box confirmation number

Hope this helps!

Currently my status is F1-OPT and my H1 got selected in lottery and approved.

Can i book the H1b visa slot before october 1st? as my current status will be in F1 utill october 1st.

Thanks

Hello,

I got an RFE on 09/05/2017 and I am planning to join day 1 CPT school, my OPT expired on 07/27/2017 and i am in my CAP-GAP right now which ends on Sep 30th. My question is

1. Do I have to take admission before Sep 26th (End of my 60 days after OPT expiration) or do I have 60 days after Sep 30th for the transfer of SEVIS?

As per my knowledge I will be out of status after Sep 30th and my attorney said I cannot do any change of status after Sep 30th.

Thank You

my wife h1b to h1b
after 7 years and she has visa stamping with same employer in 2008
SEP 18th 9:00 am
who is petitioner
how long you are working
who is your client
what is you salary
you work for client or employer
ans client
who is client
all the best
your visa is issued

Hello Everyone,

I am planning to travel India in Oct 17 but my current H4 is valid till 18 Nov 2017 only.
i need to do visa stamping through drop box (eligible for drop box as current stamp expired on Nov 2016).
I need to stay till 26 Oct in India.
I can submit documents at drop box on 9 Oct 2017.
Is there any possibilities for not issuing visa on account of short period remaining on my H4 (which expires on Nov 2017) or any delay that are occurring frequently on drop boxes receipt of passport after stamping.
If any experience or doubts - pls share.

Thanks..!

Regards.

Hi everyone,

Aug 29th - fingerprints/picture OFC @Gowra plaza, Hyd
Appointment was at 9 am. My wife and me were there at 8.30 am. Security let us in at 8.45 am. We were done in less than 10 mins. All they needed was passport, ds160 confirmation, appointment confirmation letter, that's it.

Aug 31st - interview

Mine is H1B, 1st renewal. Wife was F1 to H1 to H4 COS
Appointment was at 9.00 am. We went through security etc and were in front of VO in about 20 mins.

VO: Hi, please pass your passports
Us: good morning, and passed over our passports

She picked my wife's passport first so she started off with her interview
VO: I see you have done your masters in USA. Which univ and which course
Wife: gave appropriate answers
VO: the univ with which visa was issued and d one u graduated is different?
Wife: yes, I traferred after one semester
how long have you been in the USA?
When did you change status?
When did you get married?

All the while she was typing and working on her computer. After a while she wrote something on a sticky note and kept the passport in a bundle of other passports. Later we realized it was case no.

Then she looked at my passport and started asking me few questions.

Who is the petitioner?
Where do you work?
Is this first H1?
Did you get previous stamping done here?
How long have you been in usa?
Has your GC been filed?
Did you do masters in USA?
Where did u graduate from?
How long with employer?
How long with client?
Employer location?
Client location?
Salary?
No documents were requested during the whole interview.

I had made a mistake of saying I work for my employer but technically she was asking my clients name. So I apologized repeated and clearly stated 'my employer is ___ and my client is __. I work at client location in ___ while my employer is located at __' . She looked at screen while I clearly stated each detail slowly and clearly.
Then she started typing and said BOTH your visa are approved and while looking at me said you will get SMS when passport is ready for pick u in couple of days.
She then looked at my wife and handed over a white 221G and said we need additional time for processing. And then the VO walked off with all the passports she had from our and previous interviews..
We came out a bit worried as she handed a 221g but said both visas are approved so we were confused.
My Passport was ready to pick up in 2 days but my wife's was still in admin processing. We were super tensed but by gods grace my wife's passport was ready for pick up in 6 days. We actually picked up our passports together because we were out of town.

The interview was more of cross verification of our previous stay and everything on the DS160 form. It is very important to write correct information in DS160. Like is GC filed, location of work etc.

While picking up passport, if you don't have any Indian govt issued ID, make sure you carry passport copy because they did not access USA State ID.

PORT OF ENTRY: asked if ours was H1, H4. Passport expiry date was checked repeatedly and then he said the beautiful words 'welcome back to the USA'

Quite a nerve wrecking experience but all is well that ends well.