I94 number on I797

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ee601

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Hi,

I got I797 approval from company 'A' and it had an I94 number of 'x'. I changed my job to company 'B' and got my new I797 form - it had a new I94 number of 'y'.

Does the I94 have to be unique or can it change? If it is unique then there is some problem with my case - what do I need to rectifiy it?

I have already got my H1B stamping done with the new I797 from company 'B'.

I searched through google on this and found one link where it says that one can get different I94 numbers but wanted to check in the forum here.

http://www.usvisanews.com/chatlogs/chatlog040402.shtml

As the above link worked a couple of times & failed a few other times, I cut and pasted the question & answer relating to this topic:
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Question submitted by rupesh:
How to correct the error if person is on H1B and his renewed I-797's I-94 number does not match with original I-94 number?

Answer from Lorenzo_Lleras:
The I-94 number is always different.
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Thanks,
ee
 
Thanks JoeF, I confirmed this with the attorney today.

I had thought that this could be a mistake as the two I94s differ only in 1 digit position.
 
JoeF said:
Except for students on F1, the I-94 number is different each time you get a new one.
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When you extend status in side the US the I-94 number on the approval notice does not change.
 
JoeF said:
I'm not sure about that; it has been too long since I even had an I-94... and my H1 extension was in 1997...
I do know, though, that students keep their I-94 numbers.
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I speak from personal experience. I changed jobs and my company got bought by another.. I got the same I-94 number each time. My wife and kids also got same I-94 numbers on their H4 extensions.
 
When I was on student visa, I got an I94 number. The first time I got my I-797/H1B, the I94 number remained the same. When I changed my job and got a new I-797/H1B, my I94 number changed.
 
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