Need urgen clarification!!

howdy_howdy

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Gurus:

I need an urgent clarification on behalf of my friend who is on h1 visa.

Here is his case:

1. Got his h1 visa approval & stamp in Feb 2001
2. Landed in the US during July 2001 & Working in a Company in TX since then (say company A).
3. Got his h1 extended for three more years in Feb 2004
4. In the mean time, he got his labor cleared through another Company (say company B) which
he did NOT join
5. He was supposed to extend his h1 for 4-5 months in Feb 2007 with company A but he did NO do it.
6. He realized this by mid-March 2007 that he was out of status, so he
applied for extension through company A on 3/22/07 and got receipt
for the extension.

Now his lawyer is saying that once he gets his h1 extended, he should
leave the country and get stamped and enter into the US.

My question to gurus is:

1. What are the chances that he gets his h1 extended?
2. If he gets it extended, does he have to re-enter the US to maintain
his status?
3. If yes to #2, then why?

I would really appreciate if someone takes time to read this and provide some light.

Thanks and appreciate in advance
howdy_howdy
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