albertbanez

I need help!! can somone help me

I got a tourist visa before, when i got here in USA, i found a job and they sponsored my working visa.

After 6 months i received my notice of approval from INS and they gave me a new I-94 and my receipt number that will expire for 3 yrs more.
It says on the Notice ot Action that if ever i leave USA i need to go to US embassy from my home country again and convert my I-94 to real H1B! visa. But i think that would be a long process again and I'm only allowed to have a vacation for 2 weeks that means i need to come back here in USA in 2 weeks.

So i guess i need to postpone my vacation.

My question is. Can I convert my I-94 to real H1B1 working visa here in USA so I dont need to go to US embassy during my vacation . where can I convert it here in US so I dont need to process it in my home country and save me time.

Thank you so much I wish someone would try to help me here.
thanks!

mmm

As far as I'm aware you may not process your H1B in the US, however you may process it at any US Embassy outside the US, if you have you're approval papers in order, it's just a stamp and a photo they put in your passport.

In England it took my husband one week (it may be shorter if you don't use the postal service as my husband did)

In Ireland (where I got mine done) it took one day, I went in one day with my papers, photos and appropriate fee. I went in the next day and picked them up.

I think the actual paperwork is the hard waiting period, the stamping of your passport shouldn't be any problem as long as all your is are dotted and your ts are crossed.

You could always ring the US Embassy you would be going through and ask them their processing times are for such matters, I'm sure they'll assist you.

Kamal R. Prasad

yes-it can take a lot of time to get the visa stamped -depending on
the work load of the embassy in question. but note that U.S embassies
in canada and mexico do provide visa stamping for persons currently in
the U.S.
there is a website where you can make an appointment (usualy a month
in advance) and they will send you the appointment letter + permit
to/fro the embassy. the permit guarantees permission to return to the
U.S if the H1-B visa stamp is refused for some reason.
regards
-kamal

mmm wrote in message news:...
    > As far as I'm aware you may not process your H1B in the US, however you
    > may process it at any US Embassy outside the US, if you have you're
    > approval papers in order, it's just a stamp and a photo they put in
    > your passport.
    > In England it took my husband one week (it may be shorter if you don't
    > use the postal service as my husband did)
    > In Ireland (where I got mine done) it took one day, I went in one day
    > with my papers, photos and appropriate fee. I went in the next day and
    > picked them up.
    > I think the actual paperwork is the hard waiting period, the stamping of
    > your passport shouldn't be any problem as long as all your is are dotted
    > and your ts are crossed.
    > You could always ring the US Embassy you would be going through and ask
    > them their processing times are for such matters, I'm sure they'll
    > assist you.

albertbanez

Then i really need to leave the country to have my stamp working visa.

mmm

Yes you do unfortunately

Sylvia Ottemoeller

"albertbanez" wrote in message
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    > I need help!! can somone help me
    > I got a tourist visa before, when i got here in USA, i found a job and
    > they sponsored my working visa.
    > After 6 months i received my notice of approval from INS and they gave
    > me a new I-94 and my receipt number that will expire for 3 yrs more.
    > It says on the Notice ot Action that if ever i leave USA i need to go to
    > US embassy from my home country again and convert my I-94 to real H1B!
    > visa.

Just a hint about terminology: The I-94 is not being converted.

You will apply for an H-1B visa based on the approved H-1B petition (not the
I-94).

But i think that would be a long process again and I'm only
    > allowed to have a vacation for 2 weeks that means i need to come back
    > here in USA in 2 weeks.
    > So i guess i need to postpone my vacation.
    > My question is. Can I convert my I-94 to real H1B1 working visa here in
    > USA so I dont need to go to US embassy during my vacation . where can I
    > convert it here in US so I dont need to process it in my home country
    > and save me time.

The first time that you apply for an H-1B visa must be at a U.S. consular
post abroad. For subsequent H-1B visas, you can apply by mail with the U.S.

Hnchoksi

    >Prasad
    >> yes-it can take a lot of time to get the visa stamped -depending on
    >> the work load of the embassy in question. but note that U.S embassies
    >> in canada and mexico do provide visa stamping for persons currently in
    >> the U.S.

I read that the post at Juarez, Mexico is going to stop processing H-1s for
third country residents. Can someone please confirm?

albertbanez

hey Sylvia Ottemoeller

u know once u received ur new I-94, U got ur H1b1 visa already, its just that its not yet stamp in ur passport. The approval of notice as three parts, the one on the top is for the petitioner, the other one is the I-94 and the thrid one is your Record, this includes the receipt number and i-94 number with H1b1 status.

What do u mean applying through mail??? Can i send my passport to us embassy abroad and process my stamp working visa?

thankss

Joachim Feise

albertbanez wrote:
    > hey Sylvia Ottemoeller
    > u know once u received ur new I-94, U got ur H1b1 visa already, its just
    > that its not yet stamp in ur passport. The approval of notice as three
    > parts, the one on the top is for the petitioner, the other one is the
    > I-94 and the thrid one is your Record, this includes the receipt number
    > and i-94 number with H1b1 status.

You didn't get what Sylvia was saying.
The approval notice is needed to get the visa.
If you do a change of status in the US, part of the approval notice is
a new I-94. However, you do *not* convert the I-94 to anything. The I-94
only shows your status and the allowed length of your stay in the US.
When you leave the US, you hand in this I-94 (and the one you originally got)
to the airline.
In order to come back, you need the H1B visa, and you apply for that at
a US consulate abroad with the approval notice.

    > What do u mean applying through mail??? Can i send my passport to us
    > embassy abroad and process my stamp working visa?

For extension of an H1 visa, you can send your passport to a special address
of the State Department in the US.
See
http://travel.state.gov/revals.html

Sylvia Ottemoeller

"albertbanez" wrote in message
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    > hey Sylvia Ottemoeller
    > u know once u received ur new I-94, U got ur H1b1 visa already, its just
    > that its not yet stamp in ur passport. The approval of notice as three
    > parts, the one on the top is for the petitioner, the other one is the
    > I-94 and the thrid one is your Record, this includes the receipt number
    > and i-94 number with H1b1 status.

Until we are all using the same terminology, it's hard to understand each
other. Let's try to clarify.

There is a big difference between "visa" and "status." A lot of people use
the term "visa" when they are really referring to "status." For example,
above you said, "U got ur H1b1 visa already . . ." In fact, you did *not*
get a visa. You only got *status,* and you got a new I-94 indicating the
new status and the expiration date of the status.

A visa is a sticker which is affixed into your passport by the U.S.
Department of State. This is of course what you mean by "stamp in ur
passport." A visa gives you authorization to ask to enter the U.S. in a
particular status during a particular period of time.

The approval notice is not only "for the petitioner." The U.S. consular
post must see the original notice of approval before it can issue the visa.

    > What do u mean applying through mail??? Can i send my passport to us
    > embassy abroad and process my stamp working visa?

Joachim gave you the website. You can do this to obtain a second visa, only
after you have obtained your first H-1B visa in your passport at a U.S.
consular post abroad.

Nirav J. Modi

Quick follow-up:

Any idea how long this is taking at the American Consulate in Bombay,
India -> i.e. how long they take to convert an approved I-797 to a
visa stamp?

Thanks,
Nirav


"Sylvia Ottemoeller" wrote in message news:...
    > "albertbanez" wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >
    > > hey Sylvia Ottemoeller
    > >
    > > u know once u received ur new I-94, U got ur H1b1 visa already, its just
    > > that its not yet stamp in ur passport. The approval of notice as three
    > > parts, the one on the top is for the petitioner, the other one is the
    > > I-94 and the thrid one is your Record, this includes the receipt number
    > > and i-94 number with H1b1 status.
    >
    > Until we are all using the same terminology, it's hard to understand each
    > other. Let's try to clarify.
    >
    > There is a big difference between "visa" and "status." A lot of people use
    > the term "visa" when they are really referring to "status." For example,
    > above you said, "U got ur H1b1 visa already . . ." In fact, you did *not*
    > get a visa. You only got *status,* and you got a new I-94 indicating the
    > new status and the expiration date of the status.
    >
    > A visa is a sticker which is affixed into your passport by the U.S.
    > Department of State. This is of course what you mean by "stamp in ur
    > passport." A visa gives you authorization to ask to enter the U.S. in a
    > particular status during a particular period of time.
    >
    > The approval notice is not only "for the petitioner." The U.S. consular
    > post must see the original notice of approval before it can issue the visa.
    >
    > > What do u mean applying through mail??? Can i send my passport to us
    > > embassy abroad and process my stamp working visa?
    >
    > Joachim gave you the website. You can do this to obtain a second visa, only
    > after you have obtained your first H-1B visa in your passport at a U.S.
    > consular post abroad.