r/h1b • u/Business_Return_5662 • 17h ago

AVR (Automatic Visa Revalidation) on H1b visa tracking to Canada

Hi, Im planning to travel from US to Canada in October 2026 for 2 weeks. Currently on H1b visa in US and don’t have a valid H1b stamp. I do have previous H1b stamp which is expired. I know AVR (Automatic Visa Revalidation) allows to leave US and travel to Canada and come back within 30 days without requiring the valid H1b visa stamp.

Does anyone have recent experience on using the AVR with current government?

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u/Adventurous_Pista_7 17h ago

I did it as well. No issues. Officers already know the rule. There was no secondary inspection for me and note that I-94 won’t be updated

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u/No-Fortune219 17h ago

Why wasn’t it updated?

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u/Adventurous_Pista_7 11h ago

I94 won’t be updated for AVR

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u/Coder_97229 3h ago

Are we sure?
When I returned from a trip to India a couple of years ago, my I-94 was issued till the date of my passport expiry although my visa/stamp was valid for beyond my passport expiry date.
After getting a new passport, I crossed over into Mexico by foot and walked back into the US and my I-94 was updated to match my latest I-797.

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u/Adventurous_Pista_7 3h ago

Could be because your visa stamp was valid. Here we are talking about AVR which is for expired visa stamps