H1 Stamping at Mumbai Consulate

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nyjune1

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Hi guys,

I need some info and advice. I am going to Mumbai in October and I don't have enough time to get my H1 revalidated in St. Louis. So I am planning to get my H1 stamped in Mumbai. My earlier H1 stamp(which I had got it done at St. Louis) expired on May 15th this year. But I got another H1 valid from May 1st. As my earlier stamp is not valid anymore I will have to get my H1 Stamped in Mumbai to come back to US.
1. So do I have to go through the interview process or I can use the drop-box?
2. If the interview is the only way, can I get the dates of first week of October?
3. What are the documents needed? I saw someone mentioning photos of the office and directions to office(from where??). Is it needed.
4. I work at a client's office. So do I tell this to the officer or not?
5. My wife was on H4 and she got H1 after coming here. We haven't been to India after that. So we need to get her H1 stamped in this India visit. Can we two get the appointment on same day? What documents does she need? She has been working on H1 for last 3+ years.

I hope someone can answer these questions. Any experiences at Mumbai would also be welcome in this thread, though I see lot of people asking questions before going to India but forget to update this forum after getting the H1 stamped.

Thanks guys.
 
H1 stamping in Mumbai

Hi guys,

I have exactly the same questions as the above post. My H1 visa from my old company expired in Nov 2002 and now I am with the new company and its visa is valid till April 2005.
My husband came on H4 in Sept 2000 and got his H1 in Dec2000. Since then we havent been to India

Do they have a problem/delays stamping at the Mumbai consulate? I know I can use drop-box but I heard that they call everybody for interview. If thats the case then do they give the appointment fast enough? or should I take an appointment in advance?

Any inputs will be appreciated

Thanks .
 
Same case here also.My wife came to US on H4 and then converted into H1.Since then we havnt been to India.This year we are planning to go and one of documents they are asking is previouse exp letter and paystubs which we dont have.But we have everything for the present company including w2s.I posted message in this group asking advices but still havent got right answer.Waiting..on
 
Originally posted by nyjune1
Hi guys,

I need some info and advice.
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Look at my postings in
http://boards.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=93068
http://boards.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=92271

Originally posted by nyjune1


3. What are the documents needed? I saw someone mentioning photos of the office and directions to office(from where??). Is it needed.
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Did not ask for office pictures etc. at Mumbai. Though had a colleague who had his done in Chennai about the same time frame was asked.

Thanks
 
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