Can I Travel to India on H4 while H1 application is being approved

USA H1B Visa
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Hi

					I'm on currently on H4 visa which expired on Jan-2014(same as my husband's visa exp dt).
					
					My husband h1b extension application is already approved and both of our I94s are extended till Dec-2015.
					
					My husbands employer is willing to process my H1B as H4 to H1B Change of Status(COS) Premium Processing this year April-2014. 
					
					I have to travel to india this month and planning to return before end of Mar-2014 so that my H1B can be applied as H4-H1B change of status.
					
					1. If i'm traveling to India now, Please confirm If I will have to go for H4 Visa stamping?
					
					2. During this period my Husband is going to transfer his h1b Visa to different employer. If my h4 visa stamping is done with end date as Dec-2015 prior to employer change of my husband, will I be able to travel with the new H4 visa or should my H4 visa has to be transferred to new employer.Do I need to go for H4 stamping again with petition of my husband's new employer. 
					
					3. Assuming I make it to US as planned before end of March and my h4 2 H1B COS visa is filed on premium and approved before end June-2013. Will I be able to leave the country during July-2014 after receiving the COS approval notice and come back to USA in Sep-2014 on my H4 visa. Will my H1B visa approval become invalid? Or should I go for H1B stamping ?
					
					Is it not advised to travel after H1B COS is approved till 1 OCt?
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  1. If U r not in US when COS Approved, U need to go for stamping. Going for stamping is ur wish, if ur H1 is approved when U r India and U want to get ot stamped, U can. As U r travelling India and coming back before April 1st, U dont need to go for stamping

  2. Its not that necessary to transfer H4, but better to do it. If u transferred H4 to new employer and travelled India, U must go for stamping

  3. If Ur COS is approved, U will be on H1… if u travel India and would like to come back US on H1, U must go for Stamping. U can even travel on H4 if U wish, but then U will be on H4 status AFAIK

Remember one thing, U must go for stamping only when there is Extension or Employer Change or Transfer or Change of Visa (h1 to h4/viceversa) and U travelled out of country. If there is no change in these things, U dont need to go for stamping