Amid the ongoing volatility over the visa situation in the US, the one rule of thumb that immigration experts have been reiterating is that H-1B visa holders should not travel outside the US. Replying to all travel-related queries in his latest podcast, immigration lawyer Rahul Reddy said it is risk-free to travel anywhere inside the US, but should not involve a flight that takes a stop outside the US first. For example, Reddy said traveling to Puerto Rico is okay as it is within the US, but not to Costa Rica. Traveling to Alaska, Hawaii is also fine as they are all part of the US, but the flight should not go to somewhere else first outside the country.
"If some flight is going from Houston to Miami and from Miami to Puerto Rico, that's perfectly alright. But if a flight from Miami is going to Mexico City and then traveling to Puerto Rico, the answer is no. Do not travel in that. If you are traveling to Canada first and then going to Alaska, the answer is absolutely no. If it is directly to Alaska or Hawaii, then it's no problem," Reddy advised.
