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International Programs Office

Physical Address:
901 Paradise Creek St.
LLC Bldg. #3
Moscow, ID 83844

Mailing Address:
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 1250
Moscow, ID 83844-1250

Phone: 208-885-8984

Fax: 208-885-2859

Email: ipo@uidaho.edu

Phone: 208-885-7870

Fax: 208-885-2859

Email: abroad@uidaho.edu

Entering the U.S. for H-1B Employment

Before Departing Your Country

  1. Receive your H-1B approval notice from International Services
  2. Schedule an H-1B interview with the U.S. embassy or consulate
    Do not schedule your interview until you have received your approval notice
  3. Secure a valid H-1B visa and other required entry documents
    Canadian citizens are exempt from the H-1B visa requirement
  4. Make travel arrangements. Do not make travel reservations until you have your H-1B visa

At Port of Entry

  • Enter the United States in H-1B status
    You may arrive no earlier than 10 days before the start date printed on your USCIS H-1B approval notice and up to 10 days after the petition validity period. (Whether the 10-day post-petition period is granted is up to the discretion of the officer at port of entry.) You cannot be employed during either of these 10-day periods.
  • Enter as an H-1B employee with H-1B documents, even if you are from a country in the visa waiver program or on another visa
    You will need your H1-B visa for employment in the United States. Do NOT enter as a visa waiver program participant.
  • When the immigration officer returns your passport to you after inspection, check the entry stamp immediately
    If there is a mistake (for example, if the authorized end date is earlier than the expiration date in your H-1B approval notice), ask the immigration officer to make the correction right away.

Immediately upon Entry into the U.S.

  • Print your I-94 information and check expiration date
  • Upload the following documents into iVandal
    • I-94 printout
    • Your passport or renewed passport (if applicable)
    • H-1B visa (if applicable)
    • Passport page with entry stamp showing H-1B status and the expiration date
    • Original copy of your H-1B approval notice

International Programs Office

Physical Address:
901 Paradise Creek St.
LLC Bldg. #3
Moscow, ID 83844

Mailing Address:
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 1250
Moscow, ID 83844-1250

Phone: 208-885-8984

Fax: 208-885-2859

Email: ipo@uidaho.edu

Phone: 208-885-7870

Fax: 208-885-2859

Email: abroad@uidaho.edu