H1B VISA revalidation application rejected

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WhenIGetMyGC

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Hi folks, this is my maiden post.

I had sent in my passport and VISA for revalidation to Texas before July 15th. Today, my attorney told me that all my papers were returned back to me with a letter saying "Cannot process your application because the photos attached were more than 6 months old".

That's the dumbest excuse I've heard; first off, they have no way of telling how old the photos are. Nonetheless, I want to know what my options are:

* Can I send the application back with a new set of photos using the same application #?
* If not, is going back to India (my home country) my only option? What are the chances of things getting rejected there as well?
* How safe is it to go to Canada to get the revalidation done?

I'm on my second term of H1B (fourth year) and my H1B approval letter is good. I've never been "on the bench", though I left my job with my current company for a month to pursue another job and then returned back to my current job with a brand new H1B. Also, my GC process is in the Federal Labor section.

Thanks in advance.
 
WhenIGetMyGC said:
Hi folks, this is my maiden post.

I had sent in my passport and VISA for revalidation to Texas before July 15th.
If it is Texas, then wrong address, it must be sent to St.Louis center and then they will forward to Washington for stamping.
I think your attorney has done something wrong.

Did you see the actual paper which says the reason for rejection.

Today, my attorney told me that all my papers were returned back to me with a letter saying "Cannot process your application because the photos attached were more than 6 months old".

That's the dumbest excuse I've heard; first off, they have no way of telling how old the photos are. Nonetheless, I want to know what my options are:

* Can I send the application back with a new set of photos using the same application #?
* If not, is going back to India (my home country) my only option? What are the chances of things getting rejected there as well?
* How safe is it to go to Canada to get the revalidation done?

I'm on my second term of H1B (fourth year) and my H1B approval letter is good. I've never been "on the bench", though I left my job with my current company for a month to pursue another job and then returned back to my current job with a brand new H1B. Also, my GC process is in the Federal Labor section.

Thanks in advance.
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great guru said:
If it is Texas, then wrong address, it must be sent to St.Louis center and then they will forward to Washington for stamping.
I think your attorney has done something wrong.
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Sorry, my bad. I was thinking GC when posting this. Yes... the application was eventually sent to Washington... that's where I got my rejection letter from.

So, have you heard of anyone else being rejected for "old photos"??? :confused:
 
And now that my VISA has a big fat "Rejected without Prejudice", how will that affect my chances at the US consulate in India? When I file any form that says "have you ever been denied a US VISA", should I answer yes to those? Has my VISA been denied or because it's a renewal, it doesn't count?

Thanks.
 
WhenIGetMyGC said:
Sorry, my bad. I was thinking GC when posting this. Yes... the application was eventually sent to Washington... that's where I got my rejection letter from.

So, have you heard of anyone else being rejected for "old photos"??? :confused:

Even my revalidation got rejected for the same reason, the actual reason was the photo did not meet INS specifications (I took print in India, stupid guys just follow the overall size, not the size of the face which occupy the photo.) Immediately I send the correct photo within the time limit they specified in the rejection letter, I got back validation again in 10 days.
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great guru said:
Even my revalidation got rejected for the same reason, the actual reason was the photo did not meet INS specifications (I took print in India, stupid guys just follow the overall size, not the size of the face which occupy the photo.) Immediately I send the correct photo within the time limit they specified in the rejection letter, I got back validation again in 10 days
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But you probably did all of this before July 15 of this year, right? Now that the deadline is up, they didn't even give me a date before which I can re-send my application with new photos; they just rejected it and said I need to get it done outside the country :(
 
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