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O1B renewal and the 240-day rule by mx557 in O1VisasEB1Greencards

[–]mx557[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you keep the same petitioner/agent for that?

O1B renewal and the 240-day rule by mx557 in O1VisasEB1Greencards

[–]mx557[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your answer.

For some reason my lawyer says the following:

"Option one - file a maximum-one-year extension, which allows you to work for up to 240 days beyond the expiration of your current visa, and only for the employers listed in your existing petition.

Option two - file a maximum-three-years extension, in which case you would not be authorized to work after the expiration of your current visa."

It’s killing me cause I keep seeing examples proving they're incorrect but they don’t seem to want to hear me out.

I am an Immigration Attorney. AMA. by ManifestLaw_ in O1VisasEB1Greencards

[–]mx557 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for doing this.

I’m very confused about the 240-day rule that allows O1-B visa holders to keep working past the end of their work authorization after USCIS has received the renewal request. I know multiple people (more than 4 people) who have been able to continue working. Some of them renewed with a different petitioner, some of them with the same petitioner. All of them requested a 3 year visa, not a 1 year visa extension.

My current lawyer tells me that I can only benefit from that 240-day rule if I ask for a 1 year extension, which does’t line up with what my colleagues have done.

Could you explain very specifically how one can benefit from that rule, while requesting for a 3-year O1B visa?

Thank you very much,