Bidengere

Hello All:

I was working for company A with a valid H1B stamping until 2008.
I have got a h1b transfer to company B and i have started working from
last 2 months.
Can i travel to another country(not my home country) for vacation and
then come back to USA with the stamping i got for company A.

Your replies are appreciated.

Thanks.

NCTarheel

Yes, you can. You need to have the original notice of approval (I-797) and a valid unexpired visa stamp for your previous employer at a minimum.

J. J. Farrell

bidengere wrote:
    > I was working for company A with a valid H1B stamping until 2008.
    > I have got a h1b transfer to company B and i have started working from
    > last 2 months.
    > Can i travel to another country(not my home country) for vacation and
    > then come back to USA with the stamping i got for company A.

Yes, your original visa is still valid. You must show your approval
notice from the new company at the same time as your visa when you
re-enter. Make sure they admit you until the end of your new approval
period.

Penguin

I did this myself a couple of years ago. Upon my return I was taken to
secondary processing at the POE & they refused to admit me until the
end of my new approval period (I had all the necessary evidence &
documentation), instead admitting me until the end of my Visa stamp
(from company A). Needless to say this was very unnerving as I was
admitted for only 2 months instead of the expected 2+ years.

The next day when I returned to work I immediately contact the company
attorneys who worked directly with the POE to have a new I-94 issued
with the correct date -- they basically had to prove to the POE that
myself & the law were right, the POE was wrong. Fortunately it all
worked out but I will never use tht POE again.

Now I vacation in the US & only travel to my home country. I hope your
experience is more positive!

allen312

Is it true that canadian citizens do not need to have an H-1B visa
stamp, but only the approval notice when reentering the U.S?

Bhakta Ram

Thanks for the replies. My trip went fine and my I-94 shows the end of
the new approval
period.


Thanks Again