My friend has Bachelors in ECE (Electronics & comminication Engg) and worked in India for about 8 years for the same company and visited US couple of times on L1 and worked in Canada too on a short term assignment. His latest L1 stint was from 06-DEC-2005 that had expiry till 01-JUL-2007. He never held H1 visa before. Also he did not go to school in US.
But he wanted to switch to H1 with a US based consulting company and got his L1 to H1 switch done last year and started working from 01-OCT-2006 that has validity till 30-SEP-2009.His wife and kid who were on L2 also got H4 visa.
Given this background,
1) Can he go to Canada for his H1-B stamping and his wife/kid's H4 stamping ?
He has pay stubs, W2, working on a project with MA State Govt being the client.
2) Is Visa stamping at Canada restricted only to F1 to H1 converts, or those who had H1 Multiple Entry stamping from home country once beofre and revalidating their H1 extension?
Anyody with similar situation, pl.share your experiences and advice.
Thanks in Advance
gcmani
But he wanted to switch to H1 with a US based consulting company and got his L1 to H1 switch done last year and started working from 01-OCT-2006 that has validity till 30-SEP-2009.His wife and kid who were on L2 also got H4 visa.
Given this background,
1) Can he go to Canada for his H1-B stamping and his wife/kid's H4 stamping ?
He has pay stubs, W2, working on a project with MA State Govt being the client.
2) Is Visa stamping at Canada restricted only to F1 to H1 converts, or those who had H1 Multiple Entry stamping from home country once beofre and revalidating their H1 extension?
Anyody with similar situation, pl.share your experiences and advice.
Thanks in Advance
gcmani