Please: Urgent help required! H1 stamping in Chennai / Mumbai

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Please: Urgent help required! H1 stamping in Chennai / Mumbai
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The H1 stamp on my passport shows my old H1 status and displays an expiry date of April 2002 (first 3 yrs). I moved to a new employer in Mar 2002 and have a new I-797A and I94 document which is valid till Feb 2005.
I would be travelling to India in July 2004.
Since the stamp in passport has expired and shows the old H1, I want to get a new stamp.
Further complicating the situation, my iNDIAN passport was renewed in US and passports have addresses of Mumbai and US respectively. Finally, the objective of the trip is to take care of business in Chennai andmy family has moved to Chennai from Mumbai. The duration of the trip will be for only 14-17 days.
QS:
1. Do I go to Chennai counslate or Mumbai counslate for the stamp?
2. If I have to go to Mumbai counslate, will they raise objections when I ask them to mail the stamped passport to Chennai and raise technical objections and ask me to go to Chennai since my residential contact is in Chennai now?
3. ON THE USCIS web site and the counslate web sites, the ONLINE APPOINTMENT SYSTEM HAS the foll question:
"Applicant has an H1B / L1 visa (and is renewing visa in the same category), which expired no more than a year before current application."
3a. Do I fall under the "expired visa" category?
3b. If I am classified under the "expired" visa category, whats the step and direction I would be under?
4. How long does it take to get the passport stamp in Chennai right from the time the passport is submitted to the authorities?
5. How long does it take to get the passport stamp in MUMBAI right from the time the passport is submitted to the authorities?
6. Is drop-box service "the only" medium for visa stamping available in Chennnai? Is there is no walk-in appointments?

Thanks in advance.

 

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Please: Urgent help required! H1 stamping in Chennai / Mumbai
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The H1 stamp on my passport shows my old H1 status and displays an expiry date of April 2002 (first 3 yrs). I moved to a new employer in Mar 2002 and have a new I-797A and I94 document which is valid till Feb 2005.

I would be travelling to India in July 2004.
Since the stamp in passport has expired and shows the old H1, I want to get a new stamp.
---------that is correct
Further complicating the situation, my iNDIAN passport was renewed in US and passports have addresses of Mumbai and US respectively.
-- all get the same all who renew Passport in US will have US address and India address that was on old passport
Finally, the objective of the trip is to take care of business in Chennai and my family has moved to Chennai from Mumbai. The duration of the trip will be for only 14-17 days.
QS:
1. Do I go to Chennai counslate or Mumbai counslate for the stamp?
----- I think it has to be Mumbai, but if you have ration card or Bank accounts and your family moved more than 6 months to Chennai you can get Visa stamping from Chennai. Why you cant write Email to US consulate Bombay and clear it? it is simple go to US consulate Mumbai site and you will find Email for Nonimmigrant Visa
2. If I have to go to Mumbai counslate, will they raise objections when I ask them to mail the stamped passport to Chennai and raise technical objections and ask me to go to Chennai since my residential contact is in Chennai now?
3. ON THE USCIS web site and the counslate web sites, the ONLINE APPOINTMENT SYSTEM HAS the foll question:
"Applicant has an H1B / L1 visa (and is renewing visa in the same category), which expired no more than a year before current application."
3a. Do I fall under the "expired visa" category?
-YES
3b. If I am classified under the "expired" visa category, whats the step and direction I would be under?
Follow what is on the site of particular US consulate
4. How long does it take to get the passport stamp in Chennai right from the time the passport is submitted to the authorities?
---I dont know others may help you.
5. How long does it take to get the passport stamp in MUMBAI right from the time the passport is submitted to the authorities?
---- If they dont ask any more documents then second or 3rd day by mail becase now they have started Fingerprinting for Visa so you have to Visit the consulate
6. Is drop-box service "the only" medium for visa stamping available in Chennnai? Is there is no walk-in appointments?
---- I dont know other will help
Thanks in advance.