For H1B Visa candidate, H1B Visa stamping is the crucial step in starting working for a US Employer or to resume work after visiting any other country outside USA. This article lists documents required for H1B Visa Stamping. Any missing document from listed items may end up with a 221g in the H1B Visa Interview.

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Documents Required for H1B Visa Stamping

Carrying all of these documents will improve your H1B visa approval chances.

1. DS-160 appointment confirmation page
2. Passport (Take any previous expired ones too)
3. Original i-797
4. Passport size photo (US Passport Size)
5. I-129 (Get it from Employer)
6. LCA
7. Offer letter from Employer
8. H1B supporting letter from your employer
9. Paystubs from last 6 months
10. Bank statements - last 3 to 6 months
11. Client letter
12. W2s from past two years.
13. Degree certificate copy
14. Employer documents(his w2s etc)
15. Vendor letters (if you are working in EVC or EVVC model)
16. Client Place photos
17. Any other documents that supports your H1B Visa application

Who needs to attend H1B Visa Stamping

First, let us go through who needs to attend H1B Visa Interview. Once your H1B Application is approved by USCIS you can start working for the US employer from October of the same year. To Start working you may need H1B Visa stamping at US Consulate in the following cases.

1. You are outside the USA, have approved h1b petition from US Employer and want to start working in USA.
2. For the reentry into USA. For example you are vacation to any other country outside USA. To reenter into USA, you need to get your passport stamped with H1B Visa. If you already have valid H1B stamping on the passport, you don’t need a new one.
3. If you are currently in USA and having H1B Visa approved, you don’t need H1B Visa stamping.