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Need some additional info on H4 stamping... Hi!! Had two quick questions regarding h4 stamping. 1. Is it neccessary to annotate H1B spouses name on the dependent spouse's passport when applying for H4 visa? 2. My wife wishes to retain her last name after marriage. Is there any need to...

I work for a comoany A. Their sister concern B wants to hire me. I am travelling to India to get married next week. My questions are: 1. Can a employer file a transfer while I am out of the country? If this is at all possible: 2. What I-94 copy do I submitfor the transfer? The current one...

Follow up question My wife currently works in a Government University in India. Does she need a clearance from her University to apply for the H4 visa? Would the US consulate ask for this?

Hi: Wanted to know details about the H4 visa stamping. 1. What are the documents needed to apply for H4 visa for the first time? 2. Is a interview required? 3. Is there any specific document I need to take from my employer for this? 4. PASSPORT ENDORSEMENT: I understand my wife will have...

Hi: Wanted to know details about the H4 visa stamping. 1. What are the documents needed to apply for H4 visa for the first time? 2. Is a interview required? 3. Is there any specific document I need to take from my employer for this? 4. PASSPORT ENDORSEMENT: I understand my wife will have...

Hello, But, can you file waiver if you are already out of the country?Thanks Sumit

Hello All: This question is of crucial importance our my personal life. Please try to help. My fiancee was in the US as a post doctoral fellow in a US university between June 2000 to July 2002. Her IAP-66 and visa stamp both said that she was exempt from the 212e clause or...

Hi, I work full time for a company A. They hold my H1B. A Company B has a project for 7 months. Can I by any means work for company B on a part time H1B basis as well as maintain full time employment with compnay A? What are the legal issues involved? IS this at all possible?? thanks in advance

Thank you Jaxen for the response. I am in the same boat, I am scheduled to appear for the interview in Calcutta very soon. I checked the muthy bulletin. It explains why L1 applicants have to go for the interview. Although at the end it mentions that new H1B's need the interview it doesn't...

From what I understand if you are not gainfully employed then you are out of status even if you have a valid H1B. That roughly translates to having current pay stubs. If you do not have current pay stubs, then you cannot indeed prove that you are gainfully employed. Hope this helps.

Followup questions 1. Do I conclude that it is nominal to ask H1B visa holders to come to the consulate for a interview when the company is based in US? I work for a big 5 consulting firm that has no local office in Calcutta. :-( 2. The interview for H1 is nothing like F1- is my...

I came to US on a F1 visa. My F1 stamp is from Chennai, though I am from Eastern India. I am currently on a H1B. I need to get a new stamp on my passport. I am travelling to India shortly and going to get my passport stamped from Calcutta. Is there any issues for which application for H1B...

Interview during H1B Thank you Jaxen!! I had asked earlier whether I needed to get a interview. I had written to the consulate and they said that I needed to go for the interview!! Now related to this I have a few questions. 1. Are there any preapproved American companies whose...

Ur visa stamping experience. Hi, I just saw ur post and wanted to ask you couple of questions related to visa stamping experience in Calcutta. My case is similar (F1 to H1) but only that I entered US on a F1 5 years back and never went back after that. What are the challenegs in...

Hi Ipsita: I am going to Kolkata to get my H1B stamp. I entered US on a F1 and haven't travelled back home since then. This is my first time in getting my H1B visa stamp. don't know what to expect. Im guess u have already got ur visa stamped. So how is the scene really. What sort of...

Hello All, I entered US on a F1. Then after graduating I went to work for on a H1B. I haven't left US after I entered the country. My status was changed with H1 and new I-94. I am going to India very soon and therefore wil need to get a H1 stamp on my passport before I can enter...

3rd year J1.. Hi, Thanks for the response. I had a followup question: 1) Is it neccessary that the 3rd year has to be with the same sponsoring organization? 2) Say a person was a post doc in a university A for 2 years, then the person goes to University B- can the person get the 3rd...

Is there any thing like a 3rd year J1?? 1) Is there anything like a 3rd year J1 visa (2+ 1 years of J1)? Is my understanding incorrect? 2) If there is a 3rd year J1, then does it have to have the same program code as the first two years of J1? Thanks

A Few more followup questions Hi, I have a few more followup question in regards to Jigesh's response. 1) If she did get the H4 visa, can we file for her HRR when she comes to the US? Or, is it redundant/ non-applicable then. 2) If she enters the US on H4 can she then move to a J1...

Dear All, I have a few concerns and queries regarding J1, 2 years HRR and change of visa status to H4. My girlfriend came to the US as a post doc on a J1. Her initial term was for a year. Her IAP-66 said she was exempt from the 2 years HRR. The visa stamp she got at the consulate said the...