L1B petition expiring in 2013 but I-94 valid till 2015

[darkshadow1985]

Hi

I am on L1 Blanket visa and below are my visa related expiry dates:

I129S - valid till 23-JUN-2013

Visa - valid till 23-JUN-2013

I-94 - valid till 01-SEP-2015

1) Since my I129S petition is going to expire in JUN-13, do I need to apply for extension of petition, though I have valid I-94?

2) can I stay and work in USA with expired petition, expired visa and with valid I-94?

3) If answer is yes for 2) does this cause any problem in future if I my company applies for L1 Visa again for me?

Need your inputs regarding these.

Thanks for your help in advance.

regards,

Newbie

[Attorney_23]

In general,the expiration date of the I-129S and/or visa does not impact a foreign national who is in the U.S. in valid L-1 status. However, the blanket must be valid/unexpired in order to reapply under the blanket.

[Guest vaibhaw.nikhara]

Hi,

My case is also same. I just want to know that "the blanket" means I-797 document.

If yes and I-797 says that Petition Valid Indefinitely that means we can legally stay and work in U.S. on the basis of I-94 expiry date. Also there won't be any problem in future if we apply for any U.S. visa?

[darkshadow1985]

Hi,

I have the same question as does the above user.

On my I-797 it says petition is valid indefinitely.

[Attorney_23]

If the blanket petition is valid indefinitely, that generally means the employees do not have to be concerned about the expiration date of the blanket approval.

[luck2u]

L1B visa holders can stay and work in United States as long as their I-94 is valid. I got this confirmation from US Consulate, Chennai last year when one of my friend sent an email to get clarification on this. So, all L1B's can stay as per their I-94 validity as your petition's expiry date says indefinite.