Hello experts,
I had an urgent question, as I have to buy my air travel tickets today. My H1-B Visa and my wife's H4 visa has expired in last month. We are planning to go to India to get the Visa renewed. I have the I-797 C approval notice for H1-B extension; however I did not apply for I-539 (H4 extension). (I shall directly apply for H4 visa in India).
I have to travel via London, and as per British law, I shall have to get Airport Transit Visa for my wife. However, I wonder whether the expired H4 visa will cause any problem in acquiring the ATV? I had called up British premium Visa enquiry services, and they suggested that I get official H4 extension approval notice from INS to guarantee successful visa application. I do not have time to get an approval for H4 extension, as my wife is traveling month end.
I wanted to check with you guys, whether any of you had any experience in this respect. My gut feeling says it shd not matter since it is just an ATV which does not allow the passenger to travel outside the airport, so UK consulate should not mind giving an ATV.
Any help you may provide would be appreciated.
Thanks
Jignesh
I had an urgent question, as I have to buy my air travel tickets today. My H1-B Visa and my wife's H4 visa has expired in last month. We are planning to go to India to get the Visa renewed. I have the I-797 C approval notice for H1-B extension; however I did not apply for I-539 (H4 extension). (I shall directly apply for H4 visa in India).
I have to travel via London, and as per British law, I shall have to get Airport Transit Visa for my wife. However, I wonder whether the expired H4 visa will cause any problem in acquiring the ATV? I had called up British premium Visa enquiry services, and they suggested that I get official H4 extension approval notice from INS to guarantee successful visa application. I do not have time to get an approval for H4 extension, as my wife is traveling month end.
I wanted to check with you guys, whether any of you had any experience in this respect. My gut feeling says it shd not matter since it is just an ATV which does not allow the passenger to travel outside the airport, so UK consulate should not mind giving an ATV.
Any help you may provide would be appreciated.
Thanks
Jignesh