Can I enter the country during h1b grace period?

You can enter the country if you have not expired and have a visa and relevant materials.

Extended information:

H1B is a type of US visa, which refers to: special professionals/temporary work visa.

The H1B visa is the most important work visa category in the United States. It is issued to foreign employees with professional skills employed by American companies. It is a type of non-immigrant visa. H1B visa holders can work in the United States for three years and then extend for another three years. After the six-year period, if the visa holder's status has not been changed, he must leave the United States.

Can I return to my country during H1B application? Generally speaking, it is not recommended to return to the country while waiting for the result of the H1B application, because there is a risk of the H1B application being rejected. Once your H1B is rejected while in the country and your OPT has expired, you will lose your legal status in the United States and cannot re-enter with an F1 or H1 visa. If your F1 visa has not expired during your return to China, your original OPT, I-20 and EAD cards have not expired, and your H1B has not yet taken effect, you can use your F1 visa to re-enter the country. After submitting the application, no matter when you leave the United States, the Immigration Service may require you to apply for an H1 visa by leaving the country after H1B is approved to activate your H1B status. But this is not much different from H1B automatically taking effect. You don’t have to worry about it having any impact on your future status.

The situations listed below only consider the situation where the H1B application that needs to be drawn has been submitted, and the visa has expired after returning to the country and the visa needs to be renewed. It should be noted that the effective date after H1B approval is October 1, but you can apply for an H1 visa in September, enter the country in advance, and start working again in October.

In addition, when applying for an H1 visa outside the United States, you must hold the original H1B approval letter I-797, so if your approval letter is sent to an address in the United States, you can ask your family and friends to send it back for you. , and then apply for H1 visa.

Generally speaking, it is not recommended to return to the country while waiting for the result of the H1B application, because there is a risk of the H1B application being rejected. Once H1B is rejected while in the country and OPT has expired, you will lose your legal status in the United States and cannot re-enter with an F1 or H1 visa. If your F1 visa has not expired during your return to the country, and your original OPT, I-20 and EAD cards have not expired, and your H1B has not yet taken effect, you can use the F1 visa to re-enter the country.