Bd

Dear all,
I am from Mexico and here's my current situation. I was working for
Employer A. Employer B offered me a job and I took it, since I have to
move to another state my wife had to quit her job. My H1-B with
Employer B was approved, my wife's H-4 is still pending (we have the
receipt, but not the approval). I need to go to Mexico but I've heard
different versions:
A) That before coming back I need to make an appointment at the US
Embassy in Mexico to get my visa stamped.
B) That if I travel to Mexico or Canada for less that 30 days I can go
and return only showing my Notice of Approval and my wife's visa
receipt.

Could somebofy shed some light?. Thanks in advance.
Bruno

Sylvia Ottemoeller

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    > I am from Mexico and here's my current situation. I was working for
    > Employer A. Employer B offered me a job and I took it, since I have to
    > move to another state my wife had to quit her job. My H1-B with
    > Employer B was approved, my wife's H-4 is still pending (we have the
    > receipt, but not the approval). I need to go to Mexico but I've heard
    > different versions:
    > A) That before coming back I need to make an appointment at the US
    > Embassy in Mexico to get my visa stamped.
    > B) That if I travel to Mexico or Canada for less that 30 days I can go
    > and return only showing my Notice of Approval and my wife's visa
    > receipt.
    > Could somebofy shed some light?. Thanks in advance.

If you travel to Mexico for less than 30 days, you need not obtain an H-1B
visa stamp. I assume that you do have a visa in your passport, and thus
qualify for automatic visa revalidation. See
http://www.nafsa.org/content/Profess...evalid2002.htm.

Your wife's visa receipt is irrelevant to you.

If your wife leaves the U.S., she must obtain an H-4 visa stamp. Automatic
visa revalidation only applies to approved status, not pending status. If
she does apply, her visa receipt is irrelevant (except as a point of
information). She must be prepared to show your H-1B approval and marriage
certificate, and she is well advised to have other items like a copy of the
H-1B petition, a fresh letter from your employer confirming the continuing
employment, and pay stubs.

If she obtains the H-4 approval notice, she can take advantage of automatic
visa revalidation as well.

raandra

Hi

I would like to know if we have approval notice of H1 AND H4, can we just go to us consulate for visa, or do we need some other documents?

thanks