Visa expired in March 2005, Visa stamping in Mexico

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pswar

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My existing H1B visa was expired in March 2005. Now i would like to go to mexico for visa revalidation. Are there any limitations on when can we go to visa for mexico.

I read somewhere that if visa was expired more than an year ago then you have to go to your native country and can't go to mexico/canada. Is that true?

Anybody out there who went for visa revalidation to mexico/canada when their previous visa was expired more than 12 months ago? If so, please share your experience.

Appreciate any help regarding this.

Thanks
 
My wife and I are in a similar situation. Both our visas expired over a year ago and we want to go to Canada to get the new visas stamped. I hav not been able to get an answer yet. If I find out something, I will let you know.
 
pswar said:
My existing H1B visa was expired in March 2005. Now i would like to go to mexico for visa revalidation. Are there any limitations on when can we go to visa for mexico.

I read somewhere that if visa was expired more than an year ago then you have to go to your native country and can't go to mexico/canada. Is that true?

Anybody out there who went for visa revalidation to mexico/canada when their previous visa was expired more than 12 months ago? If so, please share your experience.

Appreciate any help regarding this.

Thanks
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I was able to find some info on your situation. I called the State Dept (I believe they oversee US embassies and consulates). I was told by the State Dept Visa Information specialist that you can go to any US consulate in the world to get your visa restamped as long as you have not been out of status for even a day since coming to the US. It does not matter if your visa in the passport has been expired for over a year. What matters is that your I-94 or approval notice has been valid throughout your stay in the US. I also managed to get through to the NIV section at the Toronto consulate and was told the same thing. If you have been out of status, then you must go back to your country of origin for stamping.

This was what I was told. I am not an immigration lawyer.
 
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