B1 extension not timely

[stefan33]

Hello,

In 2009 I travelled to the US on a B1/B2 visa. The travel was for business and it was scheduled for 2 weeks. The period of stay on the I-94 was 2 weeks (expiry on the 15th).
Close to the expiry date, I was informed by my company that I needed to stay for another week. I managed to fill the forms and send the I-539 on the 15th (Friday) in the evening. The request was to extend until the 27th. When I left, before the 27th, I gave back the original I-94. A month later I received the reply that the request to extend the stay was approved for 16-27, however the receipt date was 18 (3 days after the I-94 expiry).

Now I need to return to the US on the same visa (still valid). Will the fact that the receipt date for the I-539 is after the expiry date on the I-94 be an issue? If so, what can I do to mitigate this?

Thank you for your reply.

[stefan33]

Just to be clear:

If the application to extend the stay was approved; and if the returned I-94 was the original one (since I hadn't received the new one until after I left the country); and if the application was received by USCIS 3 days after the expiry of the I-94 - are there any issues I could face when trying to enter the country again?

[Ideal sol]

I'm sensing that you shouldn't face any problems because of that, as they approved your petition from 16-27. If that's something wrong with the procedure, they would've denied your petition.

Wait for any other senior member's response, to make sure!

This is my opinion, not a legal advice.

[stefan33]

Thank you Ideal sol.
This is also my feeling. I just wanted to check because when I called CBP they said that, even if the I-539 request is approved, the officer still has the ability to deny entrance due to the untimely application.