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Does withdrawing a timely filed application/petition with the USCIS lead to unlawful presence?

4 years ago By Chief Editor

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1. Can I just withdraw the whole petition? and go out of the country and travel back on H4
2. Will withdrawing the "Extension+Amendment" petition without responding to the RFE make my presence UNLawful for the last 11 months. (I-94 Expired Dec 2018 last year) because I worked on the client on their new address without an approved amendment?

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