Hi,
My if my OPT started on Jun 25, 2006 and then I started working and my company applied for a H-1 visa for me and my H-1 B got approved with a start date of 1/1/2007.
I am not being able to get an appointment to get my visa stamped before Jan 1 and want to travel outside the US to visit my parents on Dec 25th – Can I still go on my OPT and come back in? Or is the OPT not valid after H-1 approval notice comes?
Also is there a corridor for the time within when you have to/allowed to get your H-1 stamped (allowed before or after a certain number of days of the start date on the approval notice?). Could I go before my start date to get it stamped or like 2 months after the start date? Would I still be in status?
Thank you for your time and advice.
The Grind
My if my OPT started on Jun 25, 2006 and then I started working and my company applied for a H-1 visa for me and my H-1 B got approved with a start date of 1/1/2007.
I am not being able to get an appointment to get my visa stamped before Jan 1 and want to travel outside the US to visit my parents on Dec 25th – Can I still go on my OPT and come back in? Or is the OPT not valid after H-1 approval notice comes?
Also is there a corridor for the time within when you have to/allowed to get your H-1 stamped (allowed before or after a certain number of days of the start date on the approval notice?). Could I go before my start date to get it stamped or like 2 months after the start date? Would I still be in status?
Thank you for your time and advice.
The Grind