H1B renewal and H4

[hteejus]

Hello, my company filed for my H1B extension and I filed for my wife's H4 extension. Both have been pending for some time now. Both our I94s expire on September 21, 2012. Do I or my wife have to leave country if extensions are not approved before September 21?

Thank you :)

[pontevecchio]

Do you not have a HR department? Based on the pending applications you can stay for up to 240 days.

[hteejus]

Thanks for your reply poten. Appreciate it.

If I could, I would :)

I actually work for a start up. And moreover it kind of defeats the purpose of having an online forum where people can't engage in discussions to figure out stuff :)

[nineballs]

This period of stay would be called authorized period of stay. Technically, you won't have any status during this time but it's legal to stay since you have an extension in process. Don't leave the country during this time.

Just in case, the extension gets denied, then you would be considered illegal and the period from i94 expiry till the time u leave the us would be considered an illegal stay.

[hteejus]

Thanks for reply Nine......

[pontevecchio]

It would be remiss of me not to point out the obvious. The forum is not meant to be the first resort. This is not a discussion. One asks questions and volunteers reply to the best of their ability and ultimately in many cases a Lawyer would be needed .

[pontevecchio]

I would also point out somebody filed your extension. That person would have been the right one to ask.