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Re: sfbay: Extension for H1B Visa

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Re: sfbay: Extension for H1B Visa

From: Laurent Vuilleumier <click for textversion of email address >
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 14:31:17 -0800
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Hello,

> I am doing this right now.
> It took almost 3 months to get the extension (that is, the I-797 notice of approval). Once you get this, you can stay in the US for as long as the I-797 allows you to without needing a new visa stamp in your passport. Without the I-797 notice of renewal, you need to leave the country within 10 days of expiration, I believe (not 100% sure).
>
> To re-enter the US, however, you *will* need a valid visa stamp in your passport. You can either get this in the US (I don't know how long it takes, but probably as long as it took to get the extension....other please correct me if I am wrong) OR get it abroad (any consulate able to issue non-immigrant visas can do it). Be sure to get a multiple-entry stamp!

I am also in the process of a H1 visa extension. However,
I did not get any notice of approval yet. Worried about
this I talked with our "foreign visitor office". They swear I
had no worry to have because, according to them, as long as
the process is pending I can stay and work in the US, since
I already have an H1 status. According to this, it seems that
you do not really need the notice of approval. I would take
it with a grain of salt though, since it would not be the first
time I see a "specialist" of immigration questions know less
about it than a swiss-lister.

About the visa stamp for travel, Davide is correct in pointing
out that you need one. On the other hand, I do not think it
is possible to obtain one in the US (I have called repeatedly
the INS, the american embassy in Bern, and the State
Department about this). The only way is to travel and obtain
one in an embassy or consulate.

Finally, let me point out that you may run into problem if you
travel while your application is pending, even if your current
visa is still valid.

Laurent

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Laurent Vuilleumier               e-mail: L_Vuilleumier_at_lbl.gov
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory      phone : (510) 486-6108
1 Cyclotron Road, 29C             fax   : (510) 486-7303
Berkeley, CA 94720
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