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Does an approved H1-B extension necessarily extends the i-94 date? If not, is the only alternative to leave the country, get a new visa stamp(which is not poss
by akshat_h 6y ago
Does an approved H1-B extension necessarily extends the i-94 date?
If not, is the only alternative to leave the country, get a new visa stamp(which is not possible till Dec 31, AFAIK) and reenter the country?
- rjammala 6y agoAFAIK it does extend the i-94 but you still need a visa stamp to reenter the US
- akshat_h 6y agoThanks. I am in US and don't have any travel plans now. Was wondering if I'll have to leave and come back to get valid I-94, which will be tricky due to the Executive Order on visas.
- proberts 6y agoIf it is filed with a request for extension of status and not consular notification, then yes. The approval notice will indicate which and have an I-94 attached at the bottom if an extension. If it's filed with a request for consular notification, then you will need to leave the US and get a new H-1B visa and then reenter to activate it. I assume that when you say extension, you mean with the same employer?
- akshat_h 6y agoThanks! Yes it is for the same employer. It will be with extension of status, and not consular notification, AFAIK, so that clears up my situation.