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  • 12-26-2014, 06:16 PM
    sanjay.sinha84
    H1B Interview Waiver Drop-Box Program
    Hi,

    My prior H-1B visa with current employer "ABC" expired on 11/25/2014 but I have approved H-1B visa extension with the same employer "ABC" till 12/20/2015 and so does my wife who is on H-4 visa.I'm going on personal trip to India on 1/2/2015 and will be coming back to U.S.A on 1/25/2015 and my wife will be coming back to U.S on 2/25/2015. Both me and my wife qualify for the "Interview waiver drop-box" program. Now my concern is that my wife has a different "Receipt number" than mine on her approved H-4 visa extension whereas her DS-160 form she submitted asked only for Principal Applicant's Receipt number i.e myself. Her dropbox confirmation letter states that she needs to provide original I-797A copy. So Is this HER I-797A copy she needs to submit or is it MY I-797A copy? If she provides her i-797A copy and not mine, wont the U.S consulate in Mumbai question about it since the Receipt number starting with EAC we mentioned in her ustraveldocs application is mine since it specifically asked for "Principal applicant" information but her I-797A copy has a different Receipt number. Please advise.
  • 12-27-2014, 12:38 PM
    Mr. Knowitall
    Re: H1B Interview Waiver Drop-Box Program
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    Quoting sanjay.sinha84
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    So Is this HER I-797A copy she needs to submit or is it MY I-797A copy?

    Yours.

    You say that she received an H4 extension, and you need to keep in mind that her extension only remains valid if she remains in the United States. As she plans to re-enter the U.S. after the trip to India I suggest consulting an immigration lawyer in order to minimize the chances of problems when she tries to re-enter the United States.
  • 12-28-2014, 09:10 AM
    sanjay.sinha84
    Re: H1B Interview Waiver Drop-Box Program
    Dear Sir,

    Thanks a lot for your response. My lawyer mentioned that she is also eligible for the interview waiver dropbox program and needs to follow the same process I am following which is to submit the DS-160 form online (DONE) and visit the Team Stanley location to submit the relevant documents mentioned in the dropbox checklist which we will be doing on January 5,2015 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. One more question I had is that my wife forgot to mention her U.S taxpayer ID (ITIN) in the DS-160 which she submitted and we have already paid the $190 visa application fee based on this submitted DS-160. Will this be a issue or roadblock in getting her extended H4 visa stamped on her passport by U.s consulate in Mumbai? What are my options now? Thanks again!
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