Question regarding H4 stamping

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Hai,

I came to U.S on H1B which was valid from 01/19/1999 to 05/03/2001. After it expired, got an extention from 08/07/2001 to
03/31/2004 and I didn't get stamping in my passport, for this period.

Recently, I changed my status from H1B to H4 which is
valid from 08/02/2002 to 06/15/2003.

Actually I'm planning to go to India next week, to get H4 stamping. I just got a news that visa processing are getting delayed and getting denied because of a lot of reasons. One of the reason for the denial is, not having a valid stamping in passport.

Problem is, I don't have a valid visa stamping in my passport. It shows my expired date which is 05/03/2001.

Question is,

Can I go to India to get stamping as I already
planned?

can I get my stamping without any problem?

Do they need any additional documents?

What if visa gets denied?



Thanks in advance.:confused:
 
seems like you have an out of status period. It is defintely a risk. The risk is mostly because of your visa changes.
If visa gets denied, you cannot enter USA.
 
Thanks for your reply Jaxen.

I don't understand, how do you say that I have an out of status. My employer applied for my H1B extention before it expired(receipt date 04/26/2001, expired date 05/03/2001)

As I mentioned earlier, my extention period was valid from
08/07/2001 to 03/31/2004. My H4 is valid from 08/02/2002 to 06/15/2003. So I was never out of status, even for a single day.
The only problem I have now is, not having a valid stamping in my passport.

Question is, will this affect my H4 visa stamping?
 
The time between 05/03/2001 and the start date of extension 08/07/2001? It is not sufficient that a H1 extension was pending during the period, the H1 approval should have been from the receipt date. Maybe there is a typo.
If you are sure that you were not out of status, you dont have to worry about getting the H4 stamp.
 
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