Sam Adams

Hi, My H1B and my wife's H4 visas expire in mid April. We have already applied for
renewal of both. My question is, while the INS processes our application will we be
out of status after our current visas expire in April?

Cheers Sam

Ingo Pakleppa

No, you won't be. Your H-1B will be automatically extended by up to 240 days (or the
day INS decides your case, whichever comes first). I've been there, done that myself
a few years ago.

Your wife's H-4 will similarly get automatically extended, although through a
different mechanism in the law.

Ingo

On 18 Mar 2002 10:38:45 -0800, [email protected] (Sam Adams) wrote:

    >Hi, My H1B and my wife's H4 visas expire in mid April. We have already applied for
    >renewal of both. My question is, while the INS processes our application will we be
    >out of status after our current visas expire in April?
    >
    >
    >Cheers Sam

I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice. For reliable advice, please consult
with a professional immigration attorney.

For further information, check the following frequently-requested links.

For many questions, you may find answers at
http://travel.state.gov/visa_services.html (Department of State)

or http://ins.usdoj.gov (INS).

For consular policies and visa reciprocity fees, find your consulate in
http://travel.state.gov/links.html

For DOL Faxback status information: http://workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/

For information on affidavit of support for marriage to US citizens (I-864), go to
http://travel.state.gov/i864gen.html and http://travel.state.gov/checklist.html

For information on entering the US as a K-1: http://www.k1poelist.com/

For poverty levels, see http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/poverty/00poverty.htm

For information on H/L/O/P visa extensions at Dept. of State in St. Louis, MO, see
http://travel.state.gov/revals.html

For non-official information, check:

(When using these sites, and any Web sites, please watch out for privacy, as I do not
know all site operators.)

http://www.visalaw.com http://www.shusterman.com http://www.immigration.com
http://members.aol.com/MDUdall http://www.murthy.com/ http://www.richw.org/dualcit/
(dual citizenship FAQ) http://www.ilw.com/pederson/visa.htm (dual citizenship info)
http://www.srs-usvisa.com http://www.getusavisa.com
http://greencard-lottery.virtualave.net/ http://www.jcvisa.com (H-1B)
http://www.h1bresources.com (marriage and fiancee) http://www.kamya.com/misc/
(marriage and fiancee) http://www2.apex.net/users/thehydes http://www.formshome.com
http://www.workpermit.com

This is not an endorsement of any of these Web sites. I am not affiliated with any of
the Web site owners and do not receive nor accept payment in return for listing them,
and typically don't even know them.

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