{"id":30622,"date":"2025-01-10T10:40:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T15:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/?p=30622"},"modified":"2025-01-16T17:14:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T22:14:23","slug":"h1b-visa-stamping-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/h1b-visa-stamping-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Finally in 2025, Indians to Get H1B Visa Renewal Service in USA after Successful Pilot Trial: Eligibility Norms & Fees"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the announcements that Prime Minister Modi had made in favor of US work visa holders from India during his first state visit to Washington DC in June 2023 is finally becoming a reality after a successful pilot trial through 2024<\/strong>. It is the stamping of certain non-immigrant US visas, including H1B, for renewal in the United States. The presidential approval from the White House had set in the pilot program for domestic H1B visa renewals in USA, a majority of which is for Indian nationals.<\/p>\n

The pilot program for domestic H1B visa renewal was started at the Canadian and Indian Consulates in the US in January 2024. At the same time, the US Department of State had announced a move to issue paperless US visas<\/a><\/span> for certain countries in 2025.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It is worth noting that H4 visa holders, the dependents of H1B visa professionals in USA, were not eligible for the domestic US visa renewal pilot program. It is highly anticipated that the success of the pilot trial would eliminate international travel for spouses and children of H1B workers by enabling them to renew their H4 status within the US, now onwards.<\/p>\n

Eligibility Criteria for H1B Visa<\/a><\/span> Renewal in USA?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

You must have valid H1B status, an unexpired petition for renewal, and fingerprints on file with the Department of State among the eligibility criteria for H1B visa renewal in the US. At the same time, you must be qualified for an in-person interview waiver. You don\u2019t need any American residence proof to get your H1B visa renewed in USA without traveling to India. The application fee $205 may be the same as for the pilot program. The fee is non-refundable and non-transferable. 6 to 8 weeks is the approximate processing time for your employment visa renewal in the USA.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIndians are the largest skilled group of workers in the United States. We hope that India will benefit quite a bit from this program and it will prevent Indians from having to travel back to India or anywhere for a visa appointment to get their visas renewed. It will allow our missions in India to concentrate on new applicants,\u201d said Julie Stufft, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Visa Services.<\/p>\n

H1B visa renewal stamping in India continues to have been a nightmare for lakhs of Indians since the onset of the pandemic<\/strong>. Hundreds of thousands of H1B visa holders got stuck in India due to the pandemic-induced closure of US Embassy and consulates. Currently, the nightmare drags on over the US visa renewal appointment delays in India<\/a><\/span>. This affects Indian families and causes their separation. Over 800 days is the visa interview wait time at the US Embassy and Consulates in India. Many Indians on H1B visa lost their US jobs as they could not travel back without visa stamping during the pandemic.<\/p>\n

Another movement is gaining momentum for H1B visa holders<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Resumption of domestic stamping for H1B visa renewals in USA has more to it. The Presidential commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders would like USCIS to update its visa stamping policy, which was done many years ago but it was not honored. It is also recommended that H1B visa holders should be provided with advanced travel documents so that they don\u2019t get stuck back home and can re-enter the US on an expired visa.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If H1B visa holders are given advanced travel documents, they may be able to travel to India via Europe without a transit visa<\/strong>. As of today, if your US visa has expired, you need a transit visa to travel to India from USA via Europe. Traveling through the Middle East on an expired US visa does not have any transit visa requirement. Given advanced travel documents, you will be able to choose a round-trip flight between USA and India over two one-way flights. Usually, round-trip flights to India<\/a><\/span> cost lesser than two one-way flights booked separately<\/strong>. Without worrying about visa stamping in India and needing a transit visa for Europe, you will be able to visit your parents and attend to their medical needs back home.<\/p>\n

Domestic US Visa renewal promises to ease travel for Indians<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The presidential approval to resumption of H1B visa renewal service in America promises a host of benefits, including enhanced ease of travel between USA and India<\/a><\/span>. <\/strong>This is a most pressing need of the hour in view of the understaffed US Embassy and Consulates, India struggling to clear the visa backlogs that have built up over the past two years of the pandemic. It is draining financially and mentally those who traveled to India for unprecedented reasons such as family emergency, and in the hope of getting their visa renewal applications processed during a definite period of stay. They end up paying a fare difference for rescheduling their flights more than once, which costs them additional hundreds of dollars each time,\u00a0due to the US visa processing delays in India.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is when an open ticket comes in handy<\/strong>. Keeping your flight tickets in open status is cheaper and better than rescheduling your reservation and paying a fare difference twice or thrice. Once your return travel date is confirmed, you can use the open ticket by paying a fare difference (if any) and certain fees (as per the airline policy) within 6 to 12 months from the date of original booking. We recommend open-ended air tickets to our customers without certain return travel dates,\u201d said the chief ticketing officer of IndianEagle.com<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, a leading travel-booking partner of Indians in America.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Also Check: Save more than $1000 on traveling to India from USA this Holiday season<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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