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H 1B is a kind of American visa, which means: special professional/temporary work visa.
H 1B visa is the most important work visa in the United States. It is a non-immigrant visa issued to employees with foreign nationality and professional skills employed by American companies. H 1B visa holders can work in the United States for three years, which can be extended for another three years. After the expiration of six years, visa holders must leave the United States if their status has not changed.
Can H 1B return to China during the application period? Generally speaking, it is not recommended to return to China while waiting for the application result of H 1B, because the application of H 1B may be rejected. Once H 1B is rejected in China and OPT has expired, you will lose your legal status in the United States and cannot re-enter the country with an F 1 or H 1 visa. If visa F 1 has not expired during the return period, and the original OPT, I-20 and EAD cards have not expired, and H 1B has not yet taken effect, you can re-enter the country with visa F 1. After submitting the application, whenever you leave the United States, the Immigration Bureau may require you to apply for an exit H 1 visa after H 1B is approved, thus activating the identity of H1B. But this is not much different from the automatic entry into force of H1B. Don't worry about the impact on your future identity.
For the cases listed separately below, only the H 1B application that needs to be drawn has been submitted, and the visa has expired after returning to China and needs to be renewed. It should be noted that the effective date of H 1B after approval is 65438+ 10/,but you can apply for H 1 visa in September, enter the country ahead of schedule, and resume your work in June 65438+ 10.
In addition, when applying for an H 1 visa outside the United States, you must hold the original I-797 approval letter of H 1B, so if your approval letter is sent to an address in the United States, you can ask your family and friends to help you send it back, and then apply for an H 1 visa.
Generally speaking, it is not recommended to return to China while waiting for the application result of H 1B, because the application of H 1B may be rejected. Once H 1B is rejected in China and OPT has expired, you will lose your legal status in the United States and cannot re-enter the country with an F 1 or H 1 visa. If visa F 1 has not expired during the return period, and the original OPT, I-20 and EAD cards have not expired, and H 1B has not yet taken effect, you can re-enter the country with visa F 1.