Hello all. I have a strange H-1B situation; hopefully someone who is/ has been in the same situation can help me.
I have been in the US since 1999 on a H-1B (non-IT job). For the last few years, I have been getting 1 year extensions of my H1-B (labor was filed in 2004). My company's lawyers last filed an amendment/ extension with the CSC in February 2007 for a change in place of employment AND extension of H1 through 2/2008. Since then, we have not heard anything back (almost 1 year). The lawyer's paralegal asks for an update from CSC every 60 days or so and the first few updates were, 'in processing, please wait 45-60 days'. However the last update we received (last month) said they were 'trying to locate the petition'. Has anyone ever had a similar situation where the USCIS 'lost' your petition and if so, what did you do about it?
My lawyers say I am still in H1 status because we applied for an extension before my current I-797 and I-94 ran out in November 2007. Do you agree?
Does anyone know what happens if the USCIS cannot find my petition at all?
Thank you for reading.
I have been in the US since 1999 on a H-1B (non-IT job). For the last few years, I have been getting 1 year extensions of my H1-B (labor was filed in 2004). My company's lawyers last filed an amendment/ extension with the CSC in February 2007 for a change in place of employment AND extension of H1 through 2/2008. Since then, we have not heard anything back (almost 1 year). The lawyer's paralegal asks for an update from CSC every 60 days or so and the first few updates were, 'in processing, please wait 45-60 days'. However the last update we received (last month) said they were 'trying to locate the petition'. Has anyone ever had a similar situation where the USCIS 'lost' your petition and if so, what did you do about it?
My lawyers say I am still in H1 status because we applied for an extension before my current I-797 and I-94 ran out in November 2007. Do you agree?
Does anyone know what happens if the USCIS cannot find my petition at all?
Thank you for reading.