Hi Friends,
I have a h1-b petition with company A which is valid form oct 2006 thro sep 2009. But owning to some reasons I could get a stamping only in July 2008 and will be in US in Jan 2009 only.
Is that alright?
I may have to file for visa extension around April 2009 and assuming I get an extension in say 5 months time, will it be for 3 years From oct 2009 ?
Once the extension is approved, I understand that I can transfer my H1 to any other employer, say company B.
Once that approval for the transfer comes through, can I travel to India and at the US consulate in India can I get my visa revalidated to reflect the validity of the visa until Sep 2012?
(DO I necessarily have to get back to India to revalidate the visa or can it be done in canada or within US liek St.Louis ?)
I heard some folks in India say that the US consulate in India will reject my revalidation if the first visa stamp had company A 's name and then I go there to the interview with the h1b now under the name of company B and papers related to company B.
Is this true?
The crux here is that some people in India say that the company name on yoru first visa stamping and first extension should not be different from the current employer (company B). If different then the visa will not be revalidated.
At the least they say that the company with whose papers you go to the interview at consulate should not be different from the company who extended your h1 petition.
Is this true ?
Does it mean that I have to necessarily get the revalidation done with company A's name and then only can do the h1 transfer?
Like I need to first go to India , get the stamping with company A's name, come to US and only then do the transfer?
Thanks in Adv
GK
I have a h1-b petition with company A which is valid form oct 2006 thro sep 2009. But owning to some reasons I could get a stamping only in July 2008 and will be in US in Jan 2009 only.
Is that alright?
I may have to file for visa extension around April 2009 and assuming I get an extension in say 5 months time, will it be for 3 years From oct 2009 ?
Once the extension is approved, I understand that I can transfer my H1 to any other employer, say company B.
Once that approval for the transfer comes through, can I travel to India and at the US consulate in India can I get my visa revalidated to reflect the validity of the visa until Sep 2012?
(DO I necessarily have to get back to India to revalidate the visa or can it be done in canada or within US liek St.Louis ?)
I heard some folks in India say that the US consulate in India will reject my revalidation if the first visa stamp had company A 's name and then I go there to the interview with the h1b now under the name of company B and papers related to company B.
Is this true?
The crux here is that some people in India say that the company name on yoru first visa stamping and first extension should not be different from the current employer (company B). If different then the visa will not be revalidated.
At the least they say that the company with whose papers you go to the interview at consulate should not be different from the company who extended your h1 petition.
Is this true ?
Does it mean that I have to necessarily get the revalidation done with company A's name and then only can do the h1 transfer?
Like I need to first go to India , get the stamping with company A's name, come to US and only then do the transfer?
Thanks in Adv
GK