H1B Renewal at Mumbai - URGENT - Reply requested today if possible

[appusheth]

Hello,

I am in US on H1 visa since Oct 2005. Since then I have traveled back and forth to India couple of times. I changed my employers twice since the time I got my first H1. My first H1 visa expired in Sept 2008 and I got an extension approval petition up to Sept 2011. So I have my extension petition.

I plan to go to Mumbai for a week so that means that I have to go to the consulate to get another H1 stamping and that will be for another 3 years.

My wife is on H4 and she is in USA. Only I will be traveling for a week to Mumbai.

Questions -

1. Do I need to carry all documents that I carried when I went for my first H1 visa stamping? If yes, what documents would you recommend. Please give examples if possible.

2. Is it possible that the consulate in Mumbai might reject my H1 renewwal visas?
(I cannot afford that because I just got married in Feb 2008 and cannot have my wife live here without me for a longer period. Also, I have other things here that cannot be abandoned - like car, apt lease, bank accounts, credit cards etc.)

3. Under what circumstances can they reject me a H1B renewal visa stamping?

I have to travel next week so a reply today will be highly appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

 

[ginnu]

Hello,

I am in US on H1 visa since Oct 2005. Since then I have traveled back and forth to India couple of times. I changed my employers twice since the time I got my first H1. My first H1 visa expired in Sept 2008 and I got an extension approval petition up to Sept 2011. So I have my extension petition.

I plan to go to Mumbai for a week so that means that I have to go to the consulate to get another H1 stamping and that will be for another 3 years.

My wife is on H4 and she is in USA. Only I will be traveling for a week to Mumbai.

Questions -

1. Do I need to carry all documents that I carried when I went for my first H1 visa stamping? If yes, what documents would you recommend. Please give examples if possible.

2. Is it possible that the consulate in Mumbai might reject my H1 renewwal visas?
(I cannot afford that because I just got married in Feb 2008 and cannot have my wife live here without me for a longer period. Also, I have other things here that cannot be abandoned - like car, apt lease, bank accounts, credit cards etc.)
---------------------I dont think they will reject if you provide them what documents they ask.
3. Under what circumstances can they reject me a H1B renewal visa stamping?
------------- If they find any fraud on your part in past or now or fraud on US employer part.
I have to travel next week so a reply today will be highly appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

I don’t know the reason why you have fear of Visa stamp rejection. Nobody can give you any guarantee for visa stamp.
You should take the lawyer certified H1 extension petition (I-129+LCA),H1 ext approval notice, pay stubs, tax papers, employer letter and search the threads for visa stamping or check the US consulate Mumbai site.