H1B stamping_now or after !

[madanmhn]

masters/friends,

I have couple of clarifications.Reuqest your sincere advice on this.

I have got UK stmaping and I am planning to travel on Feb'07 to UK.Even I have applied for H1B in 2006 first quarter.
Now my H1B got approved and I was asked by my conslutant to go for a H1B stamping in Chennai.

Confusion started now.

1) Is it a wise decision to go for a H1B stamping now (in Jan) having UK stamping already done ?
2) I will return from UK in Q1 of 2008.Should I go for H1B stamping once I return from UK or should I get H1B stamped now and travel to US in 2008 after returning from UK? which is safer approach ?
3) Suppose based on your suggestion, if I get my H1B visa stamped in this month (before travelling to UK), and due to unavoidable circumstances if I am unable to travel to US on my H1B in three years (till my H1B validity), is it going to be a problem ?
Heard that H1B should not be misused like not travelling (within three years after it get stamped) once it got stamped.I hope its 3 years validity for H1B visa.

friends,can you please guide me to overcome this dilemma.
Very badly needed your suggestions.

[sanereddy]

I would find out how many days you will have to enter USA after getting Visa.. usually there will be a limit on most of the visa's the you need to enter the country before certain number of days...

If there are no restrictions. if you know for sure that visa will be valid.. then I would go for USA visa stamping ... you can have any number of valid visa's in the passport...

if the visa expires, you can re-apply for h1b.. I don't see a problem with it...

I would check all these with your lawyer insted of taking advice form any one about validity of H1 visa.. since they keep on changing

Hope this helps..

[erjyoti]

Hi, I am presently in US on H1B and my visa will expire in 2011. I want to go to India and stay there for around 1 yr and again come back to US on same visa.Since its a lottery system so I dont want to apply for a new H1B rather want to come on my previous H1B itslef. So will my visa be still valid. Is there anything I can do to safe guard my H1B visa.

Cheers