I am scheduled to appear for an interview in Dec for my H1 Visa Re-validation and plan to travel back to US in early Jan 2006. However, I have a question that I wanted to clarify. Here is my situation:
The H1 visa stamp in my passport expired on March 2005, but I have a I-797 that is valid till March 2006. Additionally, my company got a new I-797 approved from me, which is valid from March 2006 (i.e. from when previous I-797 expired) to March 2008. My question is that when appearing for an interview and when filling up forms, which I-797 should I use? If I use the current I-797 (which is valid till March 2006 only), my new visa will expire in March 2006 and if I use the new approved I-797, that visa will not be valid before March 2006 and I will not be able to travel back to US in Jan. Some one told me that I should use both (current and new approved) I-797, so that my new visa will be valid till March 2008. Is that correct?
I would greatly appreciate anyone’s perspective on this. Thanks a lot.
The H1 visa stamp in my passport expired on March 2005, but I have a I-797 that is valid till March 2006. Additionally, my company got a new I-797 approved from me, which is valid from March 2006 (i.e. from when previous I-797 expired) to March 2008. My question is that when appearing for an interview and when filling up forms, which I-797 should I use? If I use the current I-797 (which is valid till March 2006 only), my new visa will expire in March 2006 and if I use the new approved I-797, that visa will not be valid before March 2006 and I will not be able to travel back to US in Jan. Some one told me that I should use both (current and new approved) I-797, so that my new visa will be valid till March 2008. Is that correct?
I would greatly appreciate anyone’s perspective on this. Thanks a lot.