Hello H1B fish. Hoping for guidance; I’m Indian and current H1B is up for renewal in August. With the travel ban I don’t want to risk traveling to a consulate in India. Does anyone have experience with: 1. Getting extension via USCIS (success rates, timelines, etc)
2. Getting visa renewed and stamped as 3rd party citizen in a consulate in say Mexico (success rates, timelines)
My lawyers strongly recommend a consular appointment but unsure now. Appreciate any insight

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AFAIK only USCIS does the visa renewals. You shoukd definitely get it renewed while you are in the US.

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You dont have to leave the country for a renewal. I assume you want to stamp your visa after renewal so you can ttavel to India but do not want to risk stamping in India given the long processing times. You can get a visa stamping in Mexico with a fairly decent success rate but the risk is that if the consulate issues you a 221G for administrative processing, you are stuck in Mexico till that is complete. That could be a few days to a few months.

Thanks. I was told consular processing has higher rate of approval than going through USCIS. I would rather just stay put in the US and get the renewal

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