If the application was approvable (e.g. sufficient evidence and reason provided for the extension) then application should be approved for up to...

The nunc pro tunc approval means that USCIS accepted the late filing and literally it means as if filed timely. But it doesn’t mean they’d back...

You are out of status because the H-4 ended in 9/2022, you have no H-4 extension, and no H-1B. Appealing the H-4 will help only if that reverses...

Selected as the best answer

Since you are outside the US, you are not "on" any US immigration status. You are not "on" H-1B. You can stay outside as long as you want/need to....

Case being actively reviewed means just that - it is being reviewed. Not having been at your interview, it is not possible to know issues there...

If the I797 approval notice for the H1B employment is still valid (not expired), and employer has not revoked it, then no H1B petition renewal is...

File your change of address, and if the jurisdiction changes for the local office, your case should automatically transfer to the correct local...

Without knowing what the "reopen" was for, I can't say for sure if you can get stamping or now.

You can depart the US and return on L-2 stamping. Then CBP can/will endorse your admission with work authorization as well. If you filed change of...

It would be OK to use SSN for tax filing purposes (not for work authorization), since SSN is not linked to your immigration status. Also, the I-485...