I-94 expires a year before H1-B.

[sandeepkairam]

Hello,

Here is my situation.
I have H1-B visa approved in 2018 with expiry date 8/31/2021 and i-94 that came with H1-B expires on 9/9/2021, during above H1-B application I had old passport which expires on 8/9/2020.

I had traveled to india during December 2019 with visa stamp which expires on 8/30/2021. While coming back to U.S in Dec 2019, during the immigration check, the CBP officer noticed that my passport about expire on 8/9/2020 and updated my i-94 to be expired on the same date as passport expiry.

Now I have applied and received my new passport.

Here are my questions regarding the whole situation.
1) What are my options to extend my stay in U.S or have my i-94 extended?.
2) Did my H1-B end date got updated to 8/9/20 because my i-94 got updated to that date?.
3) Is it possible to travel outside of U.S(mexico, Canada) with new passport and get my i-94 updated while returning back?.
4) If above question no: 2 is yes, then my employer has to file H1-B extension. if so and approved, Do I have to get the visa stamping again or can i travel using previous visa stamp which expires (8/30/21)?.

Thank you in advance!!!

[R78]

1) What are my options to extend my stay in U.S or have my i-94 extended?
Drive to the border and get CBP to issue a new one.

2) Did my H1-B end date got updated to 8/9/20 because my i-94 got updated to that date?
NO, its just the I-94 date that expires earlier than the H1 due to the passport issue.

3) Is it possible to travel outside of U.S(mexico, Canada) with new passport and get my i-94 updated while returning back?
YES. If you are not within driving distance of the US border, then you can fly out and enter.

4) If above question no: 2 is yes, then my employer has to file H1-B extension. if so and approved, Do I have to get the visa stamping again or can i travel using previous visa stamp which expires (8/30/21)?.
Does not apply to you.