Hello Saurabh,
I have a quick question on the I-94 validity.
Ok I have recently travelled to my home country and have re-entered US on my old valid H1b (issued by Company A). Currently I am working for Company B and have a valid I797 to back it up.
My question is, at the port of entry when I produced my current I797 (issued by Company B), the immigration officer declined to use the dates on I797 for the newly issued I-94 effective date. Instead she used the dates as on the VISA (issued for Company B).
This is what the Immigration Officer had to say when I expressed my concerns.
" - I-94 does no longer exist as a hard copy attachment, it can be downloaded from the relevant website.
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The date she is providing on the I-94 will not impact my stay beyond that (my stay is valid till the effective date on my I797 by Company B)
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Since I have a new I797, the dates she is putting on the I94 should not matter, since my latest I797 (by Company B) supersedes that date"
My concern is, since the latest I-94 (soft copy) generated at the post of entry has an expiry date (Jan 2015) lesser than what I have on my current I797 approval (Jul 2016) from Company B, is my stay at jeopardy after Jan 2015? The immigration officer said otherwise, but I thought it safer to get it verified from you.
Even in the past your valuable inputs have helped me immensely. Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thanks and Regards