LAID OFF ON H1B - POSSIBLE OPTION TO STAY AFTER 60 DAYS


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Hello,

I was laidoff due to covid-19 and looking for new opportunities. I am in 60 days grace period now and the job market is not very responsive. My i94 will be expire on 18AUG 2020 and I already have B1/B2 Visa.

I need to know if I could stay after grace period and still need to apply for COS?

Thank you!

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12 hours ago, gopalakrishnach said:

I maybe wrong but I feel you cannot have 2 type of visas/status at same time. I feel you need to apply for COS to B1/B2.

People can have multiple visas. A visa is an entry document. A person uses one visa to enter I to a particular status associated with the visa used. I used to have valid B2 and H1 visas in my passport. I presented the H1 visa to enter into H1 status.

In the US the visa is irrelevant. The status as listed on the I-94 matters. Only one I-94 (the latest one) is valid, so a person can only ever have one status.

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