Posted by: aam maafi January 17, 2018
H1-b Travel
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@ Sunile

I think I somehow get everyone confused by saying expired passport but it should be referred as a expired VISA rather than Passport. My USA Visa has been Expired couple of years ago and while I am still in USA I change my status from F-1 to OPT to H-1b Visa. Yes I don't have H-1b Stamp on My passport but I have I-797 approval notice form.

So my question here is while you have expired VISA but valid passport. Can you travel and get back to country without having any issue.

To summarise and avoid confusion :
F-1 - OPT - H-1b (I-797 form)
F-1 visa expired 2 years ago
Valid Passport till 2025.
Status : never out of status (Maintain Status while in f-1 as well as h-1)

So with I-797 form can you travel and get back to state safely . I just have a doubt that my VISA is expired and I didn't went out of USA to Renew it at all.

Sorry about Confusion didn't mean to say expired passport but should have said expired VISA.
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