No worries, You are in legal status.
I am on my 9th year and I have been receiving my extensions every year after the current i-94 expires. Legally one can file for extension before or after 6 month of the h1-B expiry. So you are good. To be in legal status, you don't have to receive new H1 extension before the expiry, but the receipt of filing extension itself holds good.
So just relax and end enjoy.
panjan04 said:Dear all,
I submitted same question in H1B related thread, but I am looking for help from all seniors in this thread who have such an extensive knowledge about the immigration process.
Please help me in understanding how bad is my situation in maintaining the status keeping the premium H1b filing as last resort as my employer is very reluctant do that.
I am on 7th year extension and 8th year extension was filed in June. As per the time lines on USCIS website, I am expecting my 8th year extension some where after September 15th.
I have receipt notice/number for 8th year extension.
My current H1B (7th year) and I-94 attached to it are valid only till September 8th. My current visa in passport already expired.
If in case, I do not get my 8th year H1b approved before September 8th, what will be the status for me? Will I be out of status?
Will the receipt notice be considered as valid document to maintain the status when I-94 is expired? Do I need to inform this to Port Of Entry as soon as my I-94 expires?
If I maintain status like that till I get H1B ext approved, and then if I go for staming in Mexico or Canada or India, will there be any problem in stamping and later at port of entry?
Thanks and regards,
panjan04
I am on my 9th year and I have been receiving my extensions every year after the current i-94 expires. Legally one can file for extension before or after 6 month of the h1-B expiry. So you are good. To be in legal status, you don't have to receive new H1 extension before the expiry, but the receipt of filing extension itself holds good.
So just relax and end enjoy.