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謝謝8老師解答我的疑惑。

今天剛看到一個消息說，H4的extension會和H1B同時處理，出結果。那麽新問題就來了。

要是現在提交extension申請，並在6月1日之前獲批拿到新H4，那麽豈不是在gap期間沒有pending case的保護，反倒成了unlawful presence？

 

另外，我看到一份USCIS的關於extension的說明

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/guides/C1en.pdf

“If your application for an extension of stay is approved, the approval will relate back to the date your Form I-94 expired, and your status while your application is pending will then be considered to have been lawful.”

紅色部分意思是不是說approval的H4 stay extension的新I-94起始時間其實是舊I-94的過期時間（6月1日in my kid's case)，而不是舊H4的過期時間（7月1日）？如此就不存在什麽gap了啊？

--I think so. You worry too much. Your kid's H-4 approval notice was void when your kid went out US. Your kid's H-4 status duration is determined by the I-94 he/she got when reentering US. Even if your H-1 extension effective date starts at July 1, USCIS still can approve your kid's H-4 extension with the  effective date at June 1 because your status is still H-1 from June 1 to June 30 which covers your kid's H-4 status starting at June 1.

不知道是不是移民局的officer往往會忽略I-94的過期日而直接用H4的過期日作為新的H4起始日期？

作為門外漢的我已經暈頭轉向了。

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