H1B Expiry soon...Extension documents...

[srgattu]

Hello,

My H1B petition(first 3yrs) will expire on 28 Sept 2010 and i have not utilized my H1B so far as i am in India. I am travelling to USA on 1st Sept and my consultant had promised me with the openings they have i will get onto a project max my Sept 10th. My Question:

1. While applying for H1B extension is 1 pay stub & other required documentation sufficient? I might ask my cons. to apply for premium processing extn.

2. I can see many people are applying for extension 3-4 months advance, i have no choice to do that as i would have worked only 2-3 weeks in US before the expiry.

Has anyone heard of applying for extension just 2-3 weeks in advance and what are their experiences with it?

Tnx,
Sreenivas

[shervin143]

You just need the pay slips only for period that you were in U.S on H1B status. The extension should be applied before the current I-94 that you receive at the POE expires. Like you have mentioned, it is advisable to file the extension in premium since you will have very less time.