H-1B Visa Cancelled for Visiting India?

A person claiming that two visa holders were denied entry and had their visas canceled has triggered panic among the H-1B community. However, cooler heads think it all might be an exaggeration.

A social media user alleges the incident happened at the Abu Dhabi preclearance where 2 US work visas were canceled just because they stayed in India for over two months.

Meanwhile, people disregard the claim, saying that you can legally stay outside the US for months if your visa and I-797 are valid and you’re still on the payroll. NRIs in tech and academia do this all the time, especially during summer.

Some suspect it was due to poor documentation. Others say officers may have doubted their active employment.

And there’s also a lesser-known legal loophole: if you work remotely from India, some lawyers argue it could affect your 6-year H-1B clock That’s why big firms often move such employees off the US payroll during long stays abroad.

But canceling a visa is extremely rare and unheard of. Without full details about the H-1B visa holders’ background, this feels like another scare and people are not buying it.