Urgent: company lost I-797 original: travel to India

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cncoold

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My wife's company lost I-797 original.
She needs to get a visa from the US consulate
in Chennai.
We have bought tickets for travel to India on
31 Jan.
Can anything be done ??

Please respond immediately!

Thanks,
cncoold
 
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Read the other posts. One can always get an answer. File I824 with INS and request a duplicate of I797. I do not think that you will get the duplicate within 10 days... Ask company to bear air cancellation charges.
 
Don't rely on I-824

I-824 (request for duplicate) I filed I-824, RD/ND 07/25/02. Still no response. AVM says taking between 150 to 200 days. Try something else. Let us know what happens.
 
Jaxen and Niwea,

thanks a lot!

I have another idea!

Can she quit her job. Get rehired with H-1 premium
processing a week later and the papers sent to India
for the new H-1 ? She goes for her visa with the new papers. Would that work ?

My wife is pregnant and this is the only window that the doctor will let he travel. Infact, we can get a letter from the doctor to this effect!

Please let me know!!

cncoold
 
Thanks a lot Jaxen and Niwea,

Jaxen,

Is there no need for H1B to expire
before a new H1 is applied for ? Do,
you think she will face any trouble getting
a visa in India ?

Thanks,

cncoold
 
Niwea and Jaxen,

Just an update.

I had sent an email to Chennai consulate before I
left for India from US. Specifically, I asked if a sealed and signed envelop enclosing the photocopy of I-797 + a letter from the attorney stating that the original is lost can be used in lieu of the original I-797. The answer from Chennai Consulate was "yes".

My wife and I travelled to India and got the visa stamp by web dropbox within a week. Came back to the use with no trouble.

Thanks for your help!

cncoold
 
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