My friends H1 recently got approved . His existing H1 is valid till 18 th June and his new petition is approved till 2022 Jan
He has to travel to India next week so the question is which petition he should carry for stamping ? Does he need to carry both ? Which stamping he will get ,
I was in similar situation 2 months back. Please ask your friend to carry both I797 original for H1 and H4 then fill up DS-160 with 2022 I797. That way he will get visa with expiry of 2022.
What was the start date mentioned on your visa stamp if you used the approved H1B extension’s i797 which probably would have start date as 4-5 months in future?
Usually, it depends on visa officer.
Some do consider both and some not. Most of the people just do not show both as visa officer did not ask for it.
Which i797 number did you fill in your DS-160?
I am assuming you would have filled the new i797 number there (i mean the H1B extension receipt number).
So, you just explicitly showed both i797s to visa officer or he asked for it?
On DS-160 i filled up newest/latest I797 number (valid from May 24 2019 to 2022). Then when I went to dropbox Mumbai they asked me for all I797 copies. At port of entry - I didn’t show I797 as officer didn’t ask (as VISA was valid till 2022).