Hi All,
My 797 was approved in 2016 while I had filed for LCA. It was approved till 2019. I have already traveled to India multiple times since then but didn’t get the visa stamped.... contd

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Technically there shouldn't be issue barring unfriendly/ structure gesture of current administration

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I don’t think it’s violating anything by book. Very slim chance that they will ask you why you didn’t renew it, but still why people have to renew it if they have a valid visa. So I don’t see any issues.

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Shouldn’t be an issue. Confirm with your firm though. Take a letter from HR stating your employment etc. get a client letter just in case too.

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I am planning to get it stamped this December. Will I gave any issues in getting the visa stamped?

How did you enter the country? On what visa? It shouldn’t be an issue if you can explain why you didn’t get it stamped. Have you spoken with your firms lawyers?

I had a valid H1B till last week. My reason to not get it stamped is rather silly. I didn’t know the expiry date in 797 approved for LCA can be used for visa stamping too. It’s a miss from my side. Our firm has quarterly calls where they explain this stuff, I must have missed this somehow.

What? OP sorry I didn’t understand your question. If you were able to travel overseas, then you had valid visa stamping. What’s the question again?

@D1, visa has expired last week and I will be traveling to India in December with a valid I-797. So far so good. Issue is that I had the extended I-797 since 2016 but still didn’t get the visa stamped in my prior visits to India.

OP, are you saying you were using some valid visa based on an old 797 until recently, but never tried to stamp it again even if you had a longer 797?

Yep, that would be right

Should not be a problem as long as your latest i94 (issued when you last entered the US) reflects the updated expiry date of 2019. If not, do talk to your firm’s immigration lawyer. If your latest i94 reflects the old expiry date (i.e. the one that expired last week), you may be considered out of status. Not an expert legal opinion though, so do check with your firm’s immigration lawyers. I am in a similar situation (original stamped H1B expired last week, amendment valid till early 2019), and I presented my amended i797 along with my passport to the CBP official at the port of entry last month, clarifying the extended expiry date. Was asked a couple of questions as to when I received the amended petition and why I do not have an updated stamp, but in the end was admitted with the new expiry date of 2019. Hope this helps!

@C1, same thing happened with me. Thanks for response!

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