sapandutta
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My wife entered the United States on 12/22/2001 on an H4 visa with an expiry date of 3/15/2004. We filed her H4 extension before the expiry date but the H4 extension we received has validity dates of 3/26/2004 to 1/20/2005 (There is a 10 day gap between the two H4 visas). We noticed that the I94 she received when she entered US has an end date of 3/25/2004 instead of 3/15/2004 and this might be the reason her H4 extension has a start date of 3/26/2004 instead of 3/16/2004.
To summarize
1. Initial H4 (stamped in her passport) valid upto 3/15/2004
2. H4 extension valid from 3/26/2004 to 1/20/2005
She is going to India for a visit now and she has to go to the Chennai consulate to get her visa stamped in her passport. Do you think this might cause a problem at the US embassy?
There is another problem besides the 10 day gap. She got a job in 2004 and converted to an H1B visa. When she applied for her recent H1B extension (in 2005), she got the extension for 3 years with an expiry date of 12/31/2008. Basically the extension she got is valid until the end of her 7th year (since she came to US in December 2001).
We found out that the attorney entered this date (12/31/2008) rather than 12/22/2007 when he filed for an extension. I know that she cannot work beyond 6 years (unless she applied for her green card and gets a 7th year extension).
Do you think this could cause a problem in Chennai consulate even though she does not intend to work after 6th year. She is currently at the end of her 5th year stay in the United States.
Any advice is highly appreciated.
To summarize
1. Initial H4 (stamped in her passport) valid upto 3/15/2004
2. H4 extension valid from 3/26/2004 to 1/20/2005
She is going to India for a visit now and she has to go to the Chennai consulate to get her visa stamped in her passport. Do you think this might cause a problem at the US embassy?
There is another problem besides the 10 day gap. She got a job in 2004 and converted to an H1B visa. When she applied for her recent H1B extension (in 2005), she got the extension for 3 years with an expiry date of 12/31/2008. Basically the extension she got is valid until the end of her 7th year (since she came to US in December 2001).
We found out that the attorney entered this date (12/31/2008) rather than 12/22/2007 when he filed for an extension. I know that she cannot work beyond 6 years (unless she applied for her green card and gets a 7th year extension).
Do you think this could cause a problem in Chennai consulate even though she does not intend to work after 6th year. She is currently at the end of her 5th year stay in the United States.
Any advice is highly appreciated.