L1B re-admission at USA Port of Entry

[madhavan83]

Hi,

My US arrival date 09-Aug-2011
My Visa expiry date 26-Feb-2014
My I-94 expiry date 08-Aug-2014

If i make trip to india and come back on Jan-2014 third week, is there a chance to get extended i-94?

This is my first trip to India since I entered in to US, my length of stay in US as of Jan-2014 would going to be 2 years 5 month.

5 months back two of my colleague re-entered US with L1B after vacation(but they had 8 months valid L1B visa) and they got three years extended i94.

What is the situation in NewYork/Chicago port of entry? Do you know anybody recently got extended i94 on their L1B re-admission at Port of entry?


Thanks,
Madhavan

[raghvi]

Hi,

My US arrival date 09-Aug-2011
My Visa expiry date 26-Feb-2014
My I-94 expiry date 08-Aug-2014

If i make trip to india and come back on Jan-2014 third week, is there a chance to get extended i-94?

This is my first trip to India since I entered in to US, my length of stay in US as of Jan-2014 would going to be 2 years 5 month.

5 months back two of my colleague re-entered US with L1B after vacation(but they had 8 months valid L1B visa) and they got three years extended i94.

What is the situation in NewYork/Chicago port of entry? Do you know anybody recently got extended i94 on their L1B re-admission at Port of entry?


Thanks,
Madhavan

No one can guarantee whether you would get a new extended I-94 or not. Its at the discretion of the officer at the port of entry. You may get for 3 Years, or till 26-Feb-2014 or till passport expiry if falling within next few years.

This is my opinion not legal advice.

[madhavan83]

No one can guarantee whether you would get a new extended I-94 or not. Its at the discretion of the officer at the port of entry. You may get for 3 Years, or till 26-Feb-2014 or till passport expiry if falling within next few years.

This is my opinion not legal advice.

Thanks Raghvi for you reply.


In the CBP Inspector Field Manual(section 15.4(l)), following Terms of admission mentioned. You mean its not necessary that the CBP officer should follow this manual?


Terms of admission: If the alien is otherwise admissible as an individual L-1, admit for validity of
petition (up to 3 years initially). If the alien is otherwise admissible as a Blanket L-1, initially admit for 3
years, regardless of the expiration date of the petition, provided the petition is valid at the time of the
initial admission. If the alien is seeking readmission as a Blanket L-1, the Blanket Petition is still valid,
and the alien is otherwise admissible, admit for an additional three years regardless of the balance of
the time left on the original admission. (IN01-06)

[raghvi]

Some of the recent posts and experiences seem to suggest so. Sometimes Officers are giving I-94 only till visa expiry date.

This is my opinion not legal advice.

[raghvi]

Also since you brought it up I did some more research and found that IFM is not longer being used:



U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) officers have been instructed not to refer to the Inspector’s Field Manual (“IFM”). The IFM was a 350+ pages comprehensive “how to” manual that detailed official CBP policies and procedures in an effort to carry out the mission of CBP. The IFM was used in conjunction with the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), Title 8 of the Code of Federal Regulations (8 CFR), and other official CBP directives. Officers have been given access to a new, electronic instruction manual that is currently under development and which has not been made publicly available. While officers at individual Ports of Entry may still refer to the manual, it is no longer an official manual of the agency. Practitioners, users and passengers should no longer refer to the IFM as a procedural or interpretive authority.

Instead the IFM is being replaced by the Officer Reference Tool (ORT). The ORT has not been made public yet.


This is my opinion not legal advice.

[madhavan83]

Also since you brought it up I did some more research and found that IFM is not longer being used:



U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) officers have been instructed not to refer to the Inspector’s Field Manual (“IFM”). The IFM was a 350+ pages comprehensive “how to” manual that detailed official CBP policies and procedures in an effort to carry out the mission of CBP. The IFM was used in conjunction with the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), Title 8 of the Code of Federal Regulations (8 CFR), and other official CBP directives. Officers have been given access to a new, electronic instruction manual that is currently under development and which has not been made publicly available. While officers at individual Ports of Entry may still refer to the manual, it is no longer an official manual of the agency. Practitioners, users and passengers should no longer refer to the IFM as a procedural or interpretive authority.

Instead the IFM is being replaced by the Officer Reference Tool (ORT). The ORT has not been made public yet.


This is my opinion not legal advice.

Thanks again Raghvi for your time, appreciated.

Because of very high rejection rate of L1B extension, i was thinking to re-enter US using L1B to check luck on my new i94 date. Since its not seems to be viable solution, I think it’s good to not lose 6 month i94 that I already have.


Hi All,

I would request users to post yours or your friends experience on i94 date given on L1B re-admission at port of entry.


Thanks,
Madhavan.

[madhavan83]

Also since you brought it up I did some more research and found that IFM is not longer being used:



U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) officers have been instructed not to refer to the Inspector’s Field Manual (“IFM”). The IFM was a 350+ pages comprehensive “how to” manual that detailed official CBP policies and procedures in an effort to carry out the mission of CBP. The IFM was used in conjunction with the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), Title 8 of the Code of Federal Regulations (8 CFR), and other official CBP directives. Officers have been given access to a new, electronic instruction manual that is currently under development and which has not been made publicly available. While officers at individual Ports of Entry may still refer to the manual, it is no longer an official manual of the agency. Practitioners, users and passengers should no longer refer to the IFM as a procedural or interpretive authority.

Instead the IFM is being replaced by the Officer Reference Tool (ORT). The ORT has not been made public yet.


This is my opinion not legal advice.

Thanks again Raghvi for your time, appreciated.

Because of very high rejection rate of L1B extension, i was thinking to re-enter US using L1B to check luck on my new i94 date. Since its not seems to be viable solution, I think it’s good to not lose 6 month i94 that I already have.


Hi All,

I would request users to post yours or your friends experience on i94 date given on L1B re-admission at port of entry.


Thanks,
Madhavan.

[sadhanaviswa]

Thanks again Raghvi for your time, appreciated.

Because of very high rejection rate of L1B extension, i was thinking to re-enter US using L1B to check luck on my new i94 date. Since its not seems to be viable solution, I think it’s good to not lose 6 month i94 that I already have.


Hi All,

I would request users to post yours or your friends experience on i94 date given on L1B re-admission at port of entry.


Thanks,
Madhavan.

Hi All,

I am in the same situation . Can anyone let me know if i94 for L1 was extended after re- entering us.

Thanks!

[raghvi]

Some get it some do not there is no definite guarantee.


This is my opinion not legal advice.

[raj_j2ee]

I-94 extension

Did you had any luck of getting I-94 extended? Did you consider visiting India or Canada also. I am desperately trying to get answers but no luck on forum yet