Q: "Sailing permit/Departure permit" needed for Consular processing?
Mar 22nd 2001, 11:26 pm
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Hello all,
I have a question about my permanent residency process.
I filed for consular processing after getting the I-140 (Immigrant petition) approval
and am awaiting the interview.
Before I can leave the US for an interview in my country of birth, do I need to file
for a sailing permit? I have read on the internet as well as in IRS publication 519
that it is needed before a person on an H-1B can leave the country.
However, I have traveled quite a lot on the H-1B visa and have never been asked for
it before.
What do the attorneys suggest when they file through the CP route?
Alien.
p.s.: My attorney is investigating the issue after I asked the question.
I have a question about my permanent residency process.
I filed for consular processing after getting the I-140 (Immigrant petition) approval
and am awaiting the interview.
Before I can leave the US for an interview in my country of birth, do I need to file
for a sailing permit? I have read on the internet as well as in IRS publication 519
that it is needed before a person on an H-1B can leave the country.
However, I have traveled quite a lot on the H-1B visa and have never been asked for
it before.
What do the attorneys suggest when they file through the CP route?
Alien.
p.s.: My attorney is investigating the issue after I asked the question.
