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13 Oct 2022

I was born in India, but recently became a citizen of Canada. My husband is an Indian citizen and is in the U.S. in H1B status. Do I have to go to the consulate to get an H-4 visa stamp?

Answer Generally speaking, Canadian citizens are visa exempt and do not require an H-4 visa to be admitted in H-4 status. (12.Oct.2022)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance that clarifies the law. For information on our FREE online services, click here. Access more FAQs here. Copyright...

05 Oct 2022

Scheduling Group Appointments for Nonimmigrant Visas in India

If certain criteria are met, a group of ten or more applicants may schedule a group appointment at a U.S. consulate. An overview of the process of scheduling such an appointment at a U.S. consular post in India is provided here for the benefit of...

10:31 / Consulates / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Travel / Visitor

01 Sep 2022

Can I travel to Puerto Rico with an approved H1B petition, but no H1B visa stamp?

Answer Puerto Rico is part of the United States, so it is not necessary to have a visa “stamp” to return to the mainland from Puerto Rico. It is possible that you may encounter a security check to ensure that you are authorized to be in...

06:56 / FAQs / For Individuals / Travel / Worker

08 Aug 2022

Travel After Change-of-Status Approval with Future Start Date

In 2004, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) confirmed the continued validity of an approved change-of-status petition with a future start date, when a person travels abroad after such approval but reenters the United States before the future start date is reached. This clarification...

07:00 / For Individuals / InfoArticle / NewsBrief / Student / Travel / USCIS News / Worker

04 Aug 2022

I am in H1B status and, prior to moving to a new project, my employer filed an H1B amendment for me. Can I travel while that case is pending?

Answer There is guidance indicating that you should be able to travel while an amendment is pending if you have a valid H1B visa in your passport and the receipt notice for the amendment. However, we cannot entirely rule out the possibility that a CBP officer...

07:33 / FAQs / For Individuals / Travel / Worker

25 Jul 2022

Changes to the NIV Appointments in India to Prevent Misuse by Certain Agents

There has been a shortage of nonimmigrant visa (NIV) appointments at the U.S. consulates in India throughout the ongoing pandemic. This problem has been exacerbated by certain agents who have been booking visa appointments in bulk, and then charging visa applicants for these scarce appointment...

09:10 / Consulates / For Families / For Individuals / NewsBrief / Nonimmigrant Family / Travel

07 Jul 2022

Effect of Travel While in H1B / L-1 Status and Pending I-485

There are questions commonly on the minds of many MurthyDotCom readers regarding the effect of reentry into the United States on H1B or L-1 workers who also have approved advance parole (AP) based on a pending application to adjust status (form I-485). The law pertaining...

06:45 / AOS/CP / For Employers / H1B / L-1 / NewsBrief / Resident / Travel / Worker

30 Jun 2022

I am working based on my H-4 EAD, which expires in August. My EAD renewal is pending. I have to go home to India for several months. How long can I work from India for the U.S. employer? Do I have to stop working once the current EAD expires?

Answer Ordinarily, if you are not physically in the United States, U.S. immigration law would not limit your ability to work for a U.S. employer. This would typically apply, regardless of whether the person has a valid EAD. (30.Jun.2022)Sheela Murthy and other senior attorneys provide guidance...

16:33 / FAQs / For Families / For Individuals / Travel

27 Jun 2022

I-485 Approval During International Travel

The ongoing pandemic has made movement in the monthly visa bulletin even harder to predict than normal. Moreover, while the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) can be painfully slow in adjudicating I-485 applications, some of these applications are unexpectedly approved rather quickly. This unpredictability...

08:00 / AOS/CP / NewsBrief / Resident / Travel / USCIS News / Visa Bulletin / Visitor / Worker

22 Jun 2022

Travel Season Reminder: Check Your I-94 Card Expiration Date

With the summer travel season upon us, many readers of MurthyDotCom are planning long-awaited trips abroad to visit family and friends. Not in their plans is a problem with the expiration date on the I-94 arrival / departure card upon returning to the United States....

10:30 / Complexities / For Families / For Individuals / Homeland Security / NewsBrief / Nonimmigrant Family / Travel / USCIS News / Worker

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I was born in India, but recently became a citizen of Canada. My husband is an Indian citizen and is in the U.S. in H1B status. Do I have to go to the consulate to get an H-4 visa stamp?

Scheduling Group Appointments for Nonimmigrant Visas in India

Can I travel to Puerto Rico with an approved H1B petition, but no H1B visa stamp?

Travel After Change-of-Status Approval with Future Start Date

I am in H1B status and, prior to moving to a new project, my employer filed an H1B amendment for me. Can I travel while that case is pending?

Changes to the NIV Appointments in India to Prevent Misuse by Certain Agents

Effect of Travel While in H1B / L-1 Status and Pending I-485

I am working based on my H-4 EAD, which expires in August. My EAD renewal is pending. I have to go home to India for several months. How long can I work from India for the U.S. employer? Do I have to stop working once the current EAD expires?

I-485 Approval During International Travel

Travel Season Reminder: Check Your I-94 Card Expiration Date

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