Travel to Canada on tourist visa and return without H1-B stamping

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dsr26

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Hi,

I am in a very typical situation and am not able to find any specific and authentic information about the same.

I currently live in Washington state in USA.
I came to the USA on F1 visa which is valid till July 2010.
Although I have my H1-B approved in October of 2008, I haven't gone out of the US to stamp it. Now, I have plans to Visit Canada on a tourist visa but not get my stamping done there. Rather , I prefer to do it in India (for the little risk involved in case of rejection).

Now , what I am trying to find out is - is it possible or legally allowed to visit canada on a tourist visa and come back to USA without the H1-B stamping.

Please advise. Any resourceful URL with relevant and authentic information would be really useful.

Thanks
Dinesh
 
Ofcourse it is allowed. You think every Canadian visit visa holder applies for a US H-1B visa? :)

dsr26 said:
Now , what I am trying to find out is - is it possible or legally allowed to visit canada on a tourist visa and come back to USA without the H1-B stamping.
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dsr26 said:
Hi,

I am in a very typical situation and am not able to find any specific and authentic information about the same.

I currently live in Washington state in USA.
I came to the USA on F1 visa which is valid till July 2010.
Although I have my H1-B approved in October of 2008, I haven't gone out of the US to stamp it. Now, I have plans to Visit Canada on a tourist visa but not get my stamping done there. Rather , I prefer to do it in India (for the little risk involved in case of rejection).

Now , what I am trying to find out is - is it possible or legally allowed to visit canada on a tourist visa and come back to USA without the H1-B stamping.

Please advise. Any resourceful URL with relevant and authentic information would be really useful.

Thanks
Dinesh
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Triple Citizen did not understand your question I guess, a little misunderstanding. You might need H1B stamping to re-enter US since the AVR will not be applicable to you (since your F1 visa is valid).
 
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