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Originally posted by jriera
The 'funniest' thing was to have to renew the H1B visa in the 'country of origin' ... had to go to US Embassy in Spain to get the visa stamped ....
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That's the catch! If she gets denied reentry to the US, she has to go to a US embassy or consulate in CHina and that would be like flying across the world to play the lottery. She already won the jackpot lotto once by being the only 20-something woman to get a student visa at our consulate in Guangzhou the day she went. It truly is as random and likely as winning the lottery. WHat are the chances of her winning it twice? Not to mention that he boss might not be too pleased that she can't make it to work for a few months.
I have a friend from Austria who married a US diplomat and got her green card, got a job with BMW here in DC and then moved back to Germany. She didn't come to the US for two yrs. and when BMW sent her here for a conference, US immigration officials tore up her green card, suspecting she had "abandoned her intentions to live and work in the US". Nevermind that her business card had the DC address on one side and Munich address on the other. BMW had to hire a lawyer to get her out of the airport and this was all before 9/11. It hasn't gotten any easier or more logical.