My h1B was approved with premium processing in Jan-2021. i94 validity is till June-2024.
I didn’t receive i797A from USCIS (probably lost in transit when USCIS shipped). When enquired with my company attorneys, they said it’s not needed for stamping. Only i797C and company / attorneys supporting documentation is sufficient for Visa stamping.
Mine would be a dropbox, this time. Attorney mentioned visa officers would look in the PMS system for validity, etc for stamping.
Attorney didn’t file for i824 saying it’s not needed and it’s 8+ month time period for receiving the duplicate copy of i797A.
Kindly suggest if this is close to what anyone experienced.
Thank you, Anil.
They mentioned i94 is the same as the ones in i797C.
How would attorneys know the i94 dates when they didn’t receive the i797A (neither email nor physical copy) ?
is there a way to find out what the dates are from elsewhere (online, USCIS portals, etc)?