Dropbox Option for certain First Time H1B Visa Applicant

US Consulates across the globe are operating in a very limited fashion globally due to the COVID pandemic, starting from Jan 1st, 2022 until December 31st, 2022. US Department of State has given Dropbox Stamping option for certain first-time H1B Visa Applicants, if they meet all the below eligibility criteria.

USCIS Approval Notice

ou need to have an H1B Visa petition approved by US Citizenship and Immigration Services(USCIS). Basically, this is something that your employer would apply for with USCIS for working in the US before you go for stamping and it is mandatory for stamping.

Residence Country

You need to be applying for H1B Visa Stamping in your country of Nationality or Residence.

Previous Approved any US Visa

You need to have any type of US Visa issued (approved) in the past by a US Consulate or Embassy. It does not have to be an H1B Visa Stamp.

No US Visa Refusal

You should have never been refused a US Visa at Visa Stamping. If you had an administrative processing refusal like 221g, then it should have been overcome or waived.

Clearance Received or Department Authorization

US Visa stamps in your passport should not have annotations like “Clearance Received” or “Department Authorization”.

US Visa lost or stolen

Your most recent US Visa in your passport was not lost, stolen, or canceled.

Issued after Jan 1, 2008

Your most recent US Visa was issued after January 1st, 2008

Thank You

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H1B 2023 Registration fee and documents