You are ‘Out of status’ if … If you have your H-1B approved, have to get the H1B stamp before entering America. From USCIS website my status is confirmed as “Approved”. Consultant with whom i processed my H1 is no longer reachable. For H1B ,Is ther need to submit my Birth certificate since my date of birth is different in College certificate and Birth certificate. What happens to my H1 b status? I see few forums where they say that I will be eligible for Cap-exemption for next 6 years . 3. Please post your question in Q&A section. I came the USA in September 1st 2017 with taking F1 visa for 1 year.Basically my visa has been EXPIRED already in August 2018 but I kept continue to stayed in here to make my English better.During this time period I went language school and made my language better and I got the acceptance letter for master degree for January 2020. Am i excluded from quoata process if i want to process /transfer H1 with new consultant? Which category does this come under. Case 2: I got my H1b approved , my situation is this i was doing second master from one university and paying fees in installments P.S: also my husband will join me in the US. Am I correct? I have a valid F1 visa till 2021. Currently on a Project reagards 2) We have valid L1/L2 i-94 until Nov 2021, will that be good until we go to get the H1 stamped? Still the status show it is under review, I am not sure what is the processing time in general. 8. All the numbers I try online don’t help. Can i go to India which is my Home country in August 1st, 2019 to September 1st, 2019. After going to India if i will not get stamping in India, Living within US without COS? My H1B (sponsored by my employer) was approved in Oct’2019 and so far it was not stamped. I am on F1 Opt working for a company. Now my employer is not ready to offer the job as i am in india, Pls suggest how to get into USA. Hi now I am on opt ead and my husband is on f2 status. As my OPT ends on Feb 2021, should I go for stamping before that or am I already on H1 and need to go to India and come back to make the change happen? I am getting my H1-B start date as 1st Dec 2010. Since then I have acquired alot of helpful information that has helped me tremendously. My name on H4 i94 is mentioned with first name : xxx ; last :yyy They applied for my H1B visa and I just got all the documents from them. It seems in either of the two cases I have to attend the visa interview in the home country. I am searching for consultancy firms who will file my H1B visa. If the H1B and L1B employer is same, would it be possible to travel (after COS is approved) and return using L1B visa stamp as L1B? As you said, many of us are still awaiting the H1B approval. Visit this page frequently to know the latest updates. I need your suggestion regarding the travel. Will it pose a problem while getting the visa stamped? 2. 3. Can yo ask this to your emoployers attorney or you can ask Attorney via Ask an Attorney. Now company forgot about my master's degree. Please follow any instructions provided by the counslar at the time of your interview. USCIS approved my I-129 form a day before Trump announced federal hiring freeze. I think you have to wait for the notice to reach your employer. Please suggest. My H1 stamping was expired and my currrent petion is valid up to Jan’16. Please clarify, If you were on H1B (with COS) and never worked with an employer – You will be in a lot of trouble. 2) Can I get stamping done in June 2017 (assuming my H1b gets approved and start date is Oct 1 2017)? My parents are coming to US for a visit. What will the case status online if COS is denied and H1b is approved ? I have a touristic trip planned in the US in 2 weeks and won’t have the time to get my Visa stamp at the embassy by then.