need help extending my b2 visa?

[daizy_ehn]

Hi, im in need of help extending my b2 visa which will expire less than 2 months now
I came to the us this year january to visit my boyfriend (now husband, who is in us air force (he is a pure us citizen). And i got a 6 months valid visa then but for a family emergency i had to go back to japan in april and i came back again in june for another 6 months calid visa. The thing is i am pregnant now at 38 weeks and planning to give birth here of course.
As i said my visa will expire in december, and i cannot travel with my month or 2 old infant for 20 something hourse alone it ll br very hard for me since my husbads work is less likely to give him day off and other issues we r having. I would like to extend my visa for another 6 months and during then we r trying to get me a permanent stay here in us. That is our plan...
And one more thing was when i teturned home in april for family emergency, the us border portection did not collect my i-94 form which has my old stamp on (valid till july) and when i entered us again in june they told me to send it to usciv and get it recorded properly... I couldnt find my i-94 form to send it in the beginning and i finally found it like a week ago. Is it okay to extend my visa with expired i-94? My passport has a valid expiration date on my visa which is till december..
Do i have to send my i-94 and then send my i-539 to extend my visa? And aany letter examples for extending my visa in my situation with my baby and all?
Any kind of help would be appreciated.. Thank you.

[jjwalters3]

Hi - I had typed a long well thought out reply that didn't post to the forum (grrr) - but the essence of my post was that I worry about your situation a little bit because I don't think they will approve a "visitor" extension based on the baby or intention to immigrate - unless somehow you or the baby are medically unfit to travel - which (best wishes) won't be the case - it will have to be for some other reason which they may or may not accept.

I hope someone with more experience will reply to your post but as I know it they are usually strict about their travel categories and process. The b2 extension process is all about being a visitor and for extensions they require an unplanned reason, proof or affidavit that you are financially secure in some fashion and probably most important is showing intention to leave (booked ticket, or other proof showing close ties to Japan). The perm resident process is of course a lot different (US husband, US baby); you should have no problem at all - it's just that one process is all about making sure people don't stay and the other is about helping people come to the US.

Be careful - if you go through with the extension (you'll legally okay while you're pending a decision) but if they reject your request - you will be required to leave, generally within 30 days. If you don't leave and start to build up illegal time it could complicate your perm resident process.

Have you tried contacting legal services on base? There are special considerations for active military and they might be able to expedite your petition while you're in country.