L1b visa expired i-94 valid

[manishrathore15]

Hi Friends,

My situation is following.

My L1 B is expiring in Sep 2012.

My i-94 is valid till Aug 2014.

Since I am on L1 B, my company is having blanket petition which has validity indefinite.

I have following questions.

1. Going through lot of threads I came to know without doing anything I can stays in USA based on valid i-94, is this correct?

2. With expired visa and valid i-94 am I allowed to work or not in US?

3. If with expired visa and valid i-94 i am allowed to stay in USA but not allowed to work then what I have to do for working here.

Since my company lawyer says you can apply for extension only if you i-94 is expiring in next 6 months.

4. My GC process started in June 2012 so will it affect my GC processing if I will not do anything and stay and work in USA with expired visa and valid i-94?

-Thanks

[Attorney_23]

A visa is generally only used to request entry into the U.S. If a foreign national is in the U.S. in valid status, he/she would only need to renew the visa if he/she left the U.S. and then wished to reenter.

[manishrathore15]

Hi ,

I forgot to mention that my I-129 S is also expiring in sep 2012 along with my visa.

Since I am on L1 B visa I-129S is my petition.

If my petition is also expiring with my visa, can I work in US based on valid I-94?

Thanks

[Attorney_23]

In general, when a company's L1 Blanket expires, this does not impact workers in the U.S. who are in valid L1 status. (Of course, to apply for a new L1 visa under the company's Blanket, the employer would first need to renew the Blanket.)