L1-B extension - Receipt received

[rgupta2]

Hello Friends - My employer has filed for a L1-B extension which is expiring on 07/22. I have received a receipt number from USCIS. Does my employer need to provide me any other document for me to continue working till the time extension results are received. Any advice here would be really helpful.

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rgupta2

[shervin143]

Receipt notice is all you will get. Nothing else.

[rgupta2]

L1-B extension - Receipt received

Hello Shervin - Thanks for the response, is the receipt number enough for 240 days or till the time result for extension is received.

Extension of stay with the same employer
To extend the period for which a nonimmigrant employee was admitted, an employer must file a new Form I-129 petition for the employee. Generally, the employee may continue working for thesame*employer for up to 240 days or until USCIS makes a decision on the petition, whichever is sooner.
Form I-9
The employer should write “240-Day Ext.” and the date he or she submitted the Form I-129 petition to USCIS in the margin of*Form I-9*next to Section 2.
To show that the employer filed a petition on the employee’s behalf, it is suggested that the employer retain the following documents with the employee’s existing Form I-9:
A copy of the new Form I-129
Proof of payment for filing a new Form I-129
Evidence that you mailed the new Form I-129 to USCIS
Employers must reverify the employee’s employment authorization in Section 3 once they receive a decision from USCIS.

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[shervin143]

Technically you are allowed to work for 240 days on a pending petition. But it is never advisable. If the petition gets denied later, then your stay in the country after the last I-94 expiry date will be treated as illegal stay. If you stay illegally for more than 180 days, you will get banned for 3 years from entering U.S. If it takes more than 90 days, then ask your company attorney or the employer to take an infopass appointment with USCIS to discuss the progress of your case or upgrade it to premium and get the result within 15 days. USCIS gives you 6 months prior to the I-94 expiry date to file the extension. Filing at the last minute and waiting after the I-94 expiry date with an assumption that it will get approved without any issues is a risk.