GCLONGWAIT
11-30-2011, 12:33 PM
Hello,
My original H1 expired on 22nd October, which was a Saturday. My lawyer fedexed out the H1 extension application on 21st October through overnight but the fedex location from which it was mailed out said that they do not provide services that could make this package reach on saturday even though it is sent out through overnight. The earliest it would reach on is Monday, 24th October. The package did reach on Monday, which is 2 days after my H-1 expired. According to my lawyer, because my H1 expired on a weekend, I will still be considered filing the extension while I was in Status.
My Question is:
1) Is that true?
2) Has anybody gone through the same situation and faced any problems or has got approval?
Another Scenario that I am facing is, we received the receipt of the H-1 extension. It seems the file that was sent out on 21st October and reached on 24th October, came back twice from the service center, one for the missing signature and the other time for wrong retaining fees. Each time, the file was sent back to the service center 2 days after it was received. But, now the received date on the receipt is showing 22nd November instead of 24th October, which was when it was originally received.
My question is:
1) Is this a problem?
2) Will I be considered out of status from 22nd October to 22nd November?
3) Does the service center needs to be notified about the wrong receipt date?
I do not want to go through consulate processing or deporting.
Would highly appreciate help from the Legal Expert and also information from the people sailing in the same boat or gone through the same scenario at the earliest possible. I have still waiting for my company's lawyer's response but, I guess he might take time to respond and my mind just can't wait that long.
My original H1 expired on 22nd October, which was a Saturday. My lawyer fedexed out the H1 extension application on 21st October through overnight but the fedex location from which it was mailed out said that they do not provide services that could make this package reach on saturday even though it is sent out through overnight. The earliest it would reach on is Monday, 24th October. The package did reach on Monday, which is 2 days after my H-1 expired. According to my lawyer, because my H1 expired on a weekend, I will still be considered filing the extension while I was in Status.
My Question is:
1) Is that true?
2) Has anybody gone through the same situation and faced any problems or has got approval?
Another Scenario that I am facing is, we received the receipt of the H-1 extension. It seems the file that was sent out on 21st October and reached on 24th October, came back twice from the service center, one for the missing signature and the other time for wrong retaining fees. Each time, the file was sent back to the service center 2 days after it was received. But, now the received date on the receipt is showing 22nd November instead of 24th October, which was when it was originally received.
My question is:
1) Is this a problem?
2) Will I be considered out of status from 22nd October to 22nd November?
3) Does the service center needs to be notified about the wrong receipt date?
I do not want to go through consulate processing or deporting.
Would highly appreciate help from the Legal Expert and also information from the people sailing in the same boat or gone through the same scenario at the earliest possible. I have still waiting for my company's lawyer's response but, I guess he might take time to respond and my mind just can't wait that long.