Urgent! Please Help!! H1 extension pending when travelling out of country

CT123

Registered Users (C)
Hi All,

I have an urgent travel to India next month and also have to get my visa re-validated at the Chennai consulate. Meanwhile, I'll be applying for my H1 (and spouse's H4) extension next week.

- Is it ok to have a pending extension when you travel outside the country

- What happens if the H1 approval comes in before I come back. The I-94 in the approved H1 will be different from the one I get after coming back. Will this be a problem.

- Can I ask my attorney to mail the approved petitions (H1+H4) to India so that I can the stamping for the new extension too.

I know I can do the premium processing to get the approvals before I leave but would like to avoid it if possible - pretty expensive.

Please advice.

Thank You.
 
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