Hello All,Hope everyone in the forum is doing great!This is Karn and I have an unavoidable travel to India next weekend. My I797B and H1B stamp are valid until August 2020, however, my passport expires in June 2020. Last time when I had entered US in June 2018, the immigration officer at port of entry changed my I94 expiration date to the expiration date of my passport which is June 2020. So now my i94 expiration date is June 2020 depite having I797B valid until August 2020.My question is, can there be an issue at the port of entry (I plan to reenter US in mid January 2019) if my I94 expiration date is same as my passport expiration date? I have heard somewhere that the passport must be valid for at least 6 months after your planned departure date which is same as I94 expiration date. Can there be a problem in the port of entry?Please advise.Many thanks in advance and happy holidays!Karn
Apply for passport renewal in India. You get passport within week. You will be on safer side and mitigate all the risks.
Hi there,
Thank you for your reply. Issue is that I cannot apply for a fresh passport before 12 months remaining for the passport to expire. My current passport expires on August 2020, hence I can apply for a new passport no sooner than August 2019.