本帖最后由 chenjm8683 于 2015-3-26 18:32 编辑
Can I travel abroad while my H-1B petition, with a request to change from F-1 status to H-1B status, is pending with the USCIS? If traveling before the H1B petition approval, avoid "abandonment" of the request to change status from F-1 to H1B. Though the H1B petition might still be approved, you would need to leave the U.S. again and apply for an H1B visa at the U.S. Consulate abroad to return to the states in H1B status. This could delay your return to the U.S. and you would have to obtain a valid H1B visa stamp in your passport at the U.S. Embassy or Consulate, prior to returning to the U.S. no earlier than 10 days before your H-1B employment starts. If you decided to come back in F1 status, your employer would have to submit a new petition to the USCIS with a request to change your status to H1B after you return. |