If someone has lived in the US on various visas for 13 years and was approved for a new H1, are they required to leave the US for visa stamping in order to activate the visa? Uncertain if unlawfil presence occurred since the last visa was an F1, which ended during the processing of PERM and H1. Not interested in traveling in the near future either.
Aug 1997- Dec 2001 F1 Recruited from Canada by US University
April 2001-April 2002 OPT from school
May 2002-2009- H1B
April 2008- Perm app sent
June 2008- request for more info sent for perm.
Feb 24th 2009 H1B ended.
Feb 2009-Dec 2009 F1...Termination of F1 by School was Jan 2010.
June 2009- submittion of H1B extension due to a year of Perm in process.
July 2009-denied that H1B then appealed with more papers and explanation, then denied again.
2010 submitted H1B for Marketing analyst- denied then appealed, denied again
June 2010 submitted H1B for VP of Marketing and Sales due to increased business and a need for this position. denied and appealed.
July 2010 Perm denied, going to file MTR to reopen Perm app.
July 2010 H1B approved
Aug 1997- Dec 2001 F1 Recruited from Canada by US University
April 2001-April 2002 OPT from school
May 2002-2009- H1B
April 2008- Perm app sent
June 2008- request for more info sent for perm.
Feb 24th 2009 H1B ended.
Feb 2009-Dec 2009 F1...Termination of F1 by School was Jan 2010.
June 2009- submittion of H1B extension due to a year of Perm in process.
July 2009-denied that H1B then appealed with more papers and explanation, then denied again.
2010 submitted H1B for Marketing analyst- denied then appealed, denied again
June 2010 submitted H1B for VP of Marketing and Sales due to increased business and a need for this position. denied and appealed.
July 2010 Perm denied, going to file MTR to reopen Perm app.
July 2010 H1B approved