International Nationwide Journey | Worldwide Programs

Approval Notice

Our workplace doesn’t preserve the unique I-797 Approval Notices in our information. It is the duty of the worker to maintain the unique copy of their private immigration information. The Approval Notice is required for future journey.

Please maintain a copy of the Approval Notice together with your passport and retain copies of all of your I-94 Arrival/Departure information in your private immigration information. Be sure to retain the authentic Approval Notice in a safe place, as changing this doc requires the submitting of an software with the USCIS that may doubtlessly take as much as 12 months to obtain.

Non-Immigrant visa. processing (individuals in H-1B, O-1, or TN standing)

Instructions for journey together with re-entry into the United States

It is advisable that the overseas nationwide worker contact the U.S. Consulate/Embassy upfront of a deliberate journey to find out if an appointment or another further paperwork are wanted.

When processing your visa on the consulate the next info is required:

Please be aware that the applying course of to acquire a visa is now web-based and automatic.

• A passport legitimate during the I-797 approval discover is advisable.
• Original I-797A/B Notice of Action (additionally known as the approval discover) and licensed copy of H1-B petition (I-129 petition and supporting documentation offered by University of Iowa Faculty and Staff Immigration Services).
• Please go to the U.S. Embassy page for nation particular tips and necessities on how one can guide your visa stamping appointment on the applicable Consulate and how one can efficiently get hold of your H1-B visa stamp.
• An Employment Verification letter from Faculty and Staff Immigration Services.
• If processing visas for dependents, please present licensed copies of start documentation for youngsters and marriage license for partner. (Please have translated into English if relevant).

U.S. Visit Entry Program

Upon coming into the United States, you’ll take part within the U.S. Visit program as you undergo customs. You can be photographed and fingerprinted (each index fingers solely). This course of will add solely seconds to your processing–no delay is anticipated.

General journey info:

Visas might be issued with one entry or a number of entries. The length the visa is legitimate for depends upon the applicant’s visa class and applicant’s nationality (set on reciprocity between U.S. and the overseas nation of citizenship. Consular officers at the moment are instructed to challenge full validity visas at any time when potential.

It is essential to know that the visa is legitimate even when the overseas nationwide modifications employers in the course of the interval listed on visa, so long as they maintain the identical visa kind.

Example: New worker beforehand labored at Company A with a legitimate H1-B Visa that ends 18 months after worker leaves and obtains employment with Company B. Company B information to “port” (switch) the worker’s immigration standing (H1-B). Employee travels utilizing earlier firm A Visa and new Company B H1-B approval discover.

Persons in Adjustment of Status

If you beforehand filed Adjustment of Status software and have plans to journey outdoors the U.S., please contact our workplace with any questions.

I-94 web site journey information

All nonimmigrant overseas nationwide staff with lively circumstances in our workplace are required to print their new I-94 upon return from worldwide journey to the U.S. and supply a duplicate of this doc to the FSIS workplace inside 5 enterprise days.

Learn more on the official Department of Homeland Security website.