Hi Team,
This forum has been great in help adding all the information for the Non-Immigrant US VISA holders moving to Canada for Landing.
Thanks for your contribution.
I am seeking some advice/help here on my situation. Appreciate if anyone of you can share your inputs on this one.
I have a COPR that will be expiring soon. I am planning to travel to Canada and complete the Landing formalities, however I do not have a valid US VISA stamp on my Indian passport. I had few questions around the following options. Appreciate the response on these:
Option 1. Automatic Visa Revalidation:
I had explored this option and I do have a valid I-797 Approval with a valid non-expiring I-94 issued attached to the I-797 Approval (H1B Visa). I had converted from L1A to H1B recently and the passport has a unexpired L1A stamping valid till 2024. Now, since I do not technically have an expired VISA, will the CBP official accept the re-entry request?
I spoke with an Attorney but she mentioned that there may be a complication since I do not have a H1B stamping earlier. Anybody has experienced the same situation.
Option 2: US VISA through Courier/Dropbox
I see that VISA slots are not available in most of the consulates and when applying for US VISA, there was an option asking whether I was traveling from another country to apply for US. When I selected the option as No, it displayed an option to validate if I am either Citizen or Permanent Resident of Canada. Once I cross the border, I am hoping that I am officially a Permanent Resident of Canada so I selected this option. This helped to a stage and now it is prompting to send the documents via Courier. However my question is more around Proof of Legal Status in Canada. Can I send the copy of Border Crossing Document to avail this VISA waiver since I am sure that PR Card would certainly not arrive sooner. I am fine to stay in Canada for sometime to get a US VISA in case AVR is challenging. Please suggest on this one.
Wish you happy moving into Canada !!
Thanks,
Deepak Reddy
This forum has been great in help adding all the information for the Non-Immigrant US VISA holders moving to Canada for Landing.
Thanks for your contribution.
I am seeking some advice/help here on my situation. Appreciate if anyone of you can share your inputs on this one.
I have a COPR that will be expiring soon. I am planning to travel to Canada and complete the Landing formalities, however I do not have a valid US VISA stamp on my Indian passport. I had few questions around the following options. Appreciate the response on these:
Option 1. Automatic Visa Revalidation:
I had explored this option and I do have a valid I-797 Approval with a valid non-expiring I-94 issued attached to the I-797 Approval (H1B Visa). I had converted from L1A to H1B recently and the passport has a unexpired L1A stamping valid till 2024. Now, since I do not technically have an expired VISA, will the CBP official accept the re-entry request?
I spoke with an Attorney but she mentioned that there may be a complication since I do not have a H1B stamping earlier. Anybody has experienced the same situation.
Option 2: US VISA through Courier/Dropbox
I see that VISA slots are not available in most of the consulates and when applying for US VISA, there was an option asking whether I was traveling from another country to apply for US. When I selected the option as No, it displayed an option to validate if I am either Citizen or Permanent Resident of Canada. Once I cross the border, I am hoping that I am officially a Permanent Resident of Canada so I selected this option. This helped to a stage and now it is prompting to send the documents via Courier. However my question is more around Proof of Legal Status in Canada. Can I send the copy of Border Crossing Document to avail this VISA waiver since I am sure that PR Card would certainly not arrive sooner. I am fine to stay in Canada for sometime to get a US VISA in case AVR is challenging. Please suggest on this one.
Wish you happy moving into Canada !!
Thanks,
Deepak Reddy