Can i Travel while H1B Extension is Pending

Y

yellowrocks

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Dear All,
My current H1B is valid till February 2007 and i have applied for Extension for another 3 years. I also have valid stamp in my passport for H1B.
Here is my question:-

Can i travel outside U.S. anytime before February 2007 in case the H1B Extension is not approved yet?

If the H1B Extension gets approved while i am outside of the country, can i still come back safely on old H1B before February 2007?

Please assist

Thanks
 
No

My lawyer advice me NOT TO TRAVEL WHILE APPLICATION IS PENDING. Once approval is received even through email then we can go out.

His point was if there is RFE or Got Denied then if we are not in the country, it will be difficult to for us to come back inside US. Filing Extention is not approval of Visa it is just filing for the extenstion.. really it is not worth to take that much risk.. (in this case I have AP with me, still I decided to wait for the approval)
 
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