Hi, I am an Indian citizen living in USA on H1B. My stamped H1 visa on passport expired in 2018, since then I have been on I-797 extension(I-94 extension). I am planning to visit Canada for two weeks for vacation (I have valid Canada visitor visa), can I use Automatic Revalidation to come back to USA without having to stamp my H1 visa in Canada? My current I-797 valid till June 2024.
PS: I never had any visa denials and I haven’t been outside USA for more than 30days in the last 7yrs. Appreciate your response!
Yes you can for sure. Make sure you carry all H1B ( and H4 if dependents are traveling with you) documents, for e.g. current I-797, passport with expired visa ( if visa is in expired passport carry all passports), employment verification letter, last three pay stubs.
Thanks for your response.
Hi, I entered Canada two days ago by road, but at Canada border they didn’t stamp my passport nor my spouse passport, so when i am returning to USA after two weeks how will CBP/DHS know that I am outside of USA for less than 30days and allow me into the country on AVR?
People have reported CBP doing this. Just check your I-94 online in couple of days after entering and see if they issued a new one when you entered back. Make sure the expiry on the I-94 match the one on your I-797.