My I94 Expires before my Visa Expires

[rabboy]

Last Year June 2012, I had converted my Visa L1B - L1A and I travelled to India in July 2012 for vacation and got my Visa stamped until March 07 2014 . When I travelled back to US after my vacation in August 2012 , My I94 was issued until my Passport Expiry date of Sep-19-2013 which is 6 months less than my Visa expiry date . Now I got my passport renewed until 2022. My employer has suggested to approach local CBP officer or go to any of the US Territories and reentry with new I-94 issued or to apply for Visa extended .

I had approched CBP helpdesk and they confirmed that they cannot extend my stay as it is not a correction . Now how to extend my I-94 apart from going to any of the US Territories and reentry with new I-94 issued or to apply for Visa extended ?

[Tanushri Chattopadhyay]

Last Year June 2012, I had converted my Visa L1B - L1A and I travelled to India in July 2012 for vacation and got my Visa stamped until March 07 2014 . When I travelled back to US after my vacation in August 2012 , My I94 was issued until my Passport Expiry date of Sep-19-2013 which is 6 months less than my Visa expiry date . Now I got my passport renewed until 2022. My employer has suggested to approach local CBP officer or go to any of the US Territories and reentry with new I-94 issued or to apply for Visa extended .

I had approched CBP helpdesk and they confirmed that they cannot extend my stay as it is not a correction . Now how to extend my I-94 apart from going to any of the US Territories and reentry with new I-94 issued or to apply for Visa extended ?

Travelling out and re-entering US territory may be a better bet than visa extension application... based on some known instances.
This is my opinion and not legal advice...

[lisaanderson]

Last Year June 2012, I had converted my Visa L1B - L1A and I travelled to India in July 2012 for vacation and got my Visa stamped until March 07 2014 . When I travelled back to US after my vacation in August 2012 , My I94 was issued until my Passport Expiry date of Sep-19-2013 which is 6 months less than my Visa expiry date . Now I got my passport renewed until 2022. My employer has suggested to approach local CBP officer or go to any of the US Territories and reentry with new I-94 issued or to apply for Visa extended .

I had approched CBP helpdesk and they confirmed that they cannot extend my stay as it is not a correction . Now how to extend my I-94 apart from going to any of the US Territories and reentry with new I-94 issued or to apply for Visa extended ?

You need to go outside of U.S. or territories and come back in (Mexico, Canada, Bahamas, etc.). When you come back, you will get a new I-94 for full validity. If you go to U.S. territory, it’s like you never left U.S. so you will not get a new I-94 card. In the alternative, you can file for an L-1A extension. You’re going to have to do it in six months anyway, right?