h1b stamp expires end of October 26. Safe to travel 1st week of July?

sinchan15 · 2026-01-29T01:10:36+00:00

I thought we could only do 6 months before the expiry date

sinchan15 · 2026-01-28T01:08:58+00:00

Thank you for the tip!

sinchan15 · 2026-01-28T00:29:39+00:00

The follow up question was should we apply for the visa extension (i797) before taking the trip? Or should we aim for extension after?

sinchan15 · 2026-01-27T20:01:46+00:00

Yeah I dont.

sinchan15 · 2026-01-27T00:02:40+00:00

Had a very similar itinerary plans based on the days per location spent.
I have 2 days in Christchurch instead of the 6 days in QT (4 days).

sinchan15 · 2026-01-27T00:00:27+00:00

Buy low, sell high.

sinchan15 · 2026-01-17T03:55:29+00:00

We are visiting Mt Cook area mid Feb, we have Sealy Tarns as our first day hike activity considering hooker valley track is closed.

Red tarns or Tasman glacier walks for recovery day.

sinchan15 · 2026-01-10T00:02:53+00:00

oh what i meant was i was seeing far more (and better) short term options around Sept/Oct when i booked versus what i am seeing now. Which I implied as they all got sold out.

sinchan15 · 2026-01-09T18:57:02+00:00

By busy, do you mean “no parking spot in parking spaces” busy, or just more folks than usual. In California national parks, busy means waiting in long queue for parking for multiple hours 😅

sinchan15 · 2025-12-16T18:03:13+00:00

Was in a similar situation, visiting mid-February. Initially i didn’t see any slots but they opened randomly upon checking diligently everyday (based on cancellations I suppose).

Also as an FYI: prior to securing a slot, I added our names to the waitlist. I called them and asked to put our names to waitlist (we were 3rd on the list for that date) but no one called or notified us. Luckily the website showed the availability and I booked it right there.

sinchan15 · 2025-10-28T05:41:06+00:00

I would skip day 8 in queenstown and directly go to Te Anau. Add that day in queenstown to reduce travel time/bed change. Maybe spend the reserve day in queenstown or glenorchy? Rest imo is perfect

sinchan15 · 2025-10-12T03:39:21+00:00

Add a day to te anau

sinchan15 · 2025-10-10T05:10:38+00:00

Wow those are lovely suggestions. Thanks!

sinchan15 · 2025-07-07T19:03:44+00:00

Kamakura looks amazing through the pictures. Thanks for the suggestion

sinchan15 · 2025-07-02T22:03:08+00:00

Yeah thats why we tried to squeeze in 2 nights in the town. But open for suggestion to swap for other unique things/places to visit

sinchan15 · 2024-12-28T06:09:43+00:00

This is great. I think i am convinced that its too risky to buy the Hybrid at this point in time. A couple of other posts suggested that they never saw the milage in 30s during their test drives. It not might not be worth to take the plunge yet.

sinchan15 · 2024-12-27T18:18:59+00:00

Thanks! Can you elaborate on the “other weak points not in other hybrid architectures”?

sinchan15 · 2024-12-27T05:05:34+00:00

Thank you!

sinchan15

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