Appearing for a Dropbox appointment while another petition is in progress

USA H1B
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I have booked a Dropbox appointment next month in India with an I797 approval from company X. This appointment was booked earlier this year.

Now I have an opportunity to change employer. Petition has not been filed yet.

I have two questions.

  1. Can I still attend the Dropbox appointment with the company x approval? If the new employer petition is in progress next month? Will there be an issue if the new petition gets approved before I attend the appointment.

  2. If I was able to get the approval for the new employer before the Dropbox appointment, can I update my ds160 and use the same Dropbox appointment.

Please clarify.

Thanks

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You can only submit the ‘approved’ petition for visa.

If the petition is pending, embassy might issue form 221g or deny straight away.

You can create a new DS160 with newly approved petition and submit in your current dropbox appointment.

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