H1B stamping given for passport expiration date or Petition expiration date ?

USA H1B Visa
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My Indian passport expires in April 2017 and my H1B petition date expires in the year 2018.

If I go for stamping,will I be given stamping till the passport expiration date or H1B petition expiration date.

Basically I am thinking if I need to wait till April 2016 to apply for renewal of my passport and go for stamping or if I can go for stamping and then apply for my passport renewal

Regards,

Lokesh

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They would issue it for the same term as your petition. When you get passport renewed, you will carry both passports when traveling to US.