Situation:
I filed I-131 and it's still pending.
I need to travel internationally.
My H1B visa stamp in my passport has expired, however, my H1B status (I-129) is still valid till 2008. This is because I am from China and the H1B visa stamps for travel puprose they give to Chinese citizens are only valid for 3 month and 2 entries. I know this sucks baddly comparing to other countries who can get multiple entry H1B visa stamps and good for 3 years.
Question is: can I still get a H1B visa stamp from a US embassy with a pending I-131 AP application? I was told by my lawyer that my only option for international travel is to have the advance parole travel document in hand before I leave the U.S. If I have not received my parole document, I cannot leave the country because I will not have a mechanism for returning to the U.S.
Is it true?
I filed I-131 and it's still pending.
I need to travel internationally.
My H1B visa stamp in my passport has expired, however, my H1B status (I-129) is still valid till 2008. This is because I am from China and the H1B visa stamps for travel puprose they give to Chinese citizens are only valid for 3 month and 2 entries. I know this sucks baddly comparing to other countries who can get multiple entry H1B visa stamps and good for 3 years.
Question is: can I still get a H1B visa stamp from a US embassy with a pending I-131 AP application? I was told by my lawyer that my only option for international travel is to have the advance parole travel document in hand before I leave the U.S. If I have not received my parole document, I cannot leave the country because I will not have a mechanism for returning to the U.S.
Is it true?