travel with AP pending, H1 stamping interview scheduled

[immigal]

Please help!

My AP is pending and my H1 visa on passport has expired like 3 months back. I am on valid H1 status which is good for another 3 years till 2010. I have scheduled H1 stamping renewal interview in India. Can there be any problems in H1 visa stamping as my AP application (I131)is still pending?

Thanks,
Immigal.

[wandmaker]

immigal: I don't foresee any issues, AP is just an insurance to re-enter the country. Good luck!

[lost_in_gc_land]

Originally Posted by immigal

Please help!

My AP is pending and my H1 visa on passport has expired like 3 months back. I am on valid H1 status which is good for another 3 years till 2010. I have scheduled H1 stamping renewal interview in India. Can there be any problems in H1 visa stamping as my AP application (I131)is still pending?

Thanks,
Immigal.

Hello Immigal,
I hope your h1b stamping worked out well. if I would have read this post earlier then I would have warned you about 221(g) adminitrative processing which is a possibility for delay. I am in the boat for over 75 days and did not leave with AP approval. Got it after my interview and my lawyer advised me against using it.
I would have waited for AP...
On the other hand..god forbid you got 221g...but if you did then did you used your approved AP (if it got approved while you were out of the US) to go back to the US? What was your lawyers opinion on this?