Vassell Law Group Podcast

Is There ever a Time When Your Visa is Expired but yet your still  in status?   The answer is yes! I'll explain.   This is your U.S. Immigration Minute where we give you Immigration Tips & News without the Politics.   Whenever a foreign national travels to the U.S. On a temporary non-immigrant visa, he or she is issued an I-94 record which can be accessed electronically.   As a general rule, the I-94 expiration date always rules over the visa expiration date.   . For instance we had a client whose visa issued by the U.S. Consulate abroad expired without a new application being filed to renew.    .Panic set in, yet I knew the client had travelled frequently on their L non immigrant visa in and out of the U S. Since issuance of their visa.    I had my paralegal go online to check the expiration of The I-94 as we all waited with bated breath.   The Outcome was a relief. Despite the consulate issued visa expiration, U.S. customs border and patrol had approved our clients’ I-94 to remain in th