H1b visa.
學校給換title時，renew了H1b.在這期間我回國了。人在國內時Approval 了。可我回美時仍然用的是舊H1b, 得了一下I94' expiration 10/10/2012, 入鏡日期是12/17/2011. Renew的那個approval date是11/15/2011, expiration date 是10/21/2013。學校說以最後一下為準，所以我在美國隻能呆到10/10/2012.需要再重新持Renew的H1b入境，這樣就能得一新的I94' expiration 是10/21/2013。
我昨天去了墨西哥，回來時美國這邊死活不給我新的I94, 他們商量了半天，說我的renew I94是good.
我現在140 批了，想盡快交485. 問題1： 到底那個I94有效，我交485時可以寫i94有效期是10/20/2013嗎
-Based on my undertsanding, your employer filed the H1 amendment (equal to a new H1) which was effective before you reentered US using the old H1 approval notice (check the new H1 approval notice for the effective date to see whether my statement is true). So, when you reentered US using the old H1 approval notice to get the new I-94, this I-94 override the H1 amendment I-94 and thus, it resulted in your H1 amendment invalidity. Therefore, your status is valid until 10/10/2012, not 10/20/2013. Another potential issue is that you work under the old H1, but work on different job from the old H1 (because your new H1 amendment approval is invalid) and thus, USCIS might think you work illegally if they carefully check it though it is just possible. That is why I suggest you to go outside US to get the new I-94 card before you file I-485. The CBP officer did not think that far like me here and they said your H1 was fine. Did you submit the old H1 I-94 to the CBP officer when you left US for Mexico? If yes, you should have got a new I-94 when you returned using the valid H1 visa.
問題2：如果以最後為準，我先交485， 然後10/10/2012前出鏡，再申請一下新簽證會來可以嗎，或者申請I131，持renew的h1b回美。這樣可以嗎？那我是不是需要把新的I94給補上，或者回被Ref?
-It does not removal my concern above. YOu have to leave US before the I-485 filing and then, use the new H1 approval notice to get the I-94 when you reenter US using a valid H1 visa (get a new H1 visa if your current visa will expire when you return).
問題3：有沒有什麽辦法不用出鏡的，工卡用什麽幫助嗎？
問題4：聽說有什麽情況就算是自動放棄485了，我這裏沒設計吧？
