Dear All,
Last week I received my H1-B approval from my employer, few days later I went to the embassy in London to get the Visa expecting to get it straight away. To my shock I was told that it would need further processing this takes about 1 month. Is that because I was born in the Middle East? I hold a British passport and have been to the USA on the visa waiver program. In fact I thought that they have checked me when I got the H1-B approval... as it comes from the Immigration and Naturalization Division... aren’t these the same people who would issue me the Visa?
Personally I think that there was a debate regarding my visa as I was left to the very last before they interviewed me. But the decision was already made before the interview!!!
Does any one know how long this procedure would take? Would my employer in the USA be able to speed things up?
The other possibility is for me to enter the USA now on the visa waiver program and obtain the right papers while being there … is that possible? The visa officer said that I cannot do that... can I?
One last question, can I ask them to transfer my papers temporary to Canada so once the approval arrives … one of the consulates in Canada would give me the visa?
Many thanks,
Fady
Last week I received my H1-B approval from my employer, few days later I went to the embassy in London to get the Visa expecting to get it straight away. To my shock I was told that it would need further processing this takes about 1 month. Is that because I was born in the Middle East? I hold a British passport and have been to the USA on the visa waiver program. In fact I thought that they have checked me when I got the H1-B approval... as it comes from the Immigration and Naturalization Division... aren’t these the same people who would issue me the Visa?
Personally I think that there was a debate regarding my visa as I was left to the very last before they interviewed me. But the decision was already made before the interview!!!
Does any one know how long this procedure would take? Would my employer in the USA be able to speed things up?
The other possibility is for me to enter the USA now on the visa waiver program and obtain the right papers while being there … is that possible? The visa officer said that I cannot do that... can I?
One last question, can I ask them to transfer my papers temporary to Canada so once the approval arrives … one of the consulates in Canada would give me the visa?
Many thanks,
Fady