Not always
You do not necessarily have to have an approved I-140 or a filed I-485 to get a 7th year extension. If you have a labor certification application filed for you 365 days before your 6 year expiration, you would be able to get a 7th year extension.
Regards
Cases that get remanded to the state workforce agency (SWA) are taking several years longer because there is a huge backlog. The SWA is still working on cases from April of 2001. What will hapen is that once they get to your case, your company will have to place an ad for your position and all...
I suggest that you wait until you get your new approval. We had an individual at my company who's parent was denied a visa in the same situation (although it was at Chennai).
I have seen some people successful at capturing the time spent out of the US if there are big blocks of time (one week at a time won't do it).
If you have had an Labor Certification filed for your 365 days prior to your US limit date you would be eligible for a 7th year extension as well...
If you are working for the same company and it is just an extension, then yes you can continue to work without the receipt notice. The regulations indicate that an individual can continue to work for 240 days beyond their current expiration date.
Premium Processing
Your company can refile with premium processing. They would have to file an I-907 along with the $1000 processing fee for premium processing. I also have a case pending with CSC that was filed on 5/1/02..
The good news is that if your current H-1 expires you do not go...
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