I am so glad I found this blog because I am losing sleep because of anxiety! Thank so much @Anil.Gupta for all your responses here. Here is my situation:
My mother is ~65 and asthmatic and arrived in US on B2 in Oct 2019 (I-94 expiry was Apr 2020). She was prepared to leave in Apr 2020 as per her return ticket but the flights got cancelled. We immediately applied for an extension for her in Mar 2020. I requested an extension until Oct 2020 since I read that on B2 you can only stay up to 1 year at a time. I haven’t heard anything back yet.
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What happens if we don’t get a decision by Oct 2020? Does the rule about 1 year maximum duration of stay on B2 visa still apply if an extension application is pending? Will she start accruing any unlawful presence after Oct 2020?
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Even if her extension is approved before Oct 2020, she will still have to leave the country in Oct 2020 as that is what we applied for. Seeing the situation so far I still don’t feel comfortable having her travel in Oct 2020. Can I request more time for her to stay?
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If yes, should I:
a. Update my currently pending application to request more time?
b. Apply for another extension now?
c. Apply for another extension if this one gets approved?
I’d really appreciate some guidance. Thank you so much!