You do not have to wait until your current visa expires. You can apply for a new visa even if your current visa is valid.
You can submit an application for an extension of stay by mail or you can file online using USCIS ELIS for an extension of stay before the expiration date on your Form I-94.
You can reapply any time after 3 business days following the previous rejection. You don't have to wait for 6 months or longer. However, it is very unlikely that your circumstances would change significantly within 3 days.
You can legally stay in the United States until the expiration of your authorized period of stay. However, you will not be able to travel to the United States Port of Entry to seek a new admission unless your visa has been renewed by the American Embassy in your country of Nationality.
A visa must be valid at the time a traveler seeks admission to the United States, but the expiration date of the visa (validity period/length of time the visa can be used) has no relation to the length of time a temporary visitor may be authorized by the Department of Homeland Security to remain in the United States.
The expiration date of your visa is the last day you may use the visa to enter the United States. It does not indicate how long you may stay in the United States. Your stay is determined by the Department of Homeland Security at your port of entry.
Can I enter the US if my visa is about to expire? A US visa is only permission to enter the country, it doesn't speak to how long you can stay. So your may use it until the day that it expires, and CBP will still let you stay for a normal visit.
You cannot apply for renewal if you are still in the US. Your visa expired between less than 48 months ago. Sometimes visas that expired more than 48 months ago are also eligible.
As long as you have a valid multiple entry visa to the USA, you may travel to the USA any time before the expiration date. That's why there's an expiration date. Utterly separately, some countries require you to have a passport with at least 90 days validity on the day you leave that country.
You must renew your visa at a U.S. embassy or consulate abroad. Only diplomatic visa holders and their dependents may renew them in the United States.
Please be reminded that even though nonimmigrant visa fees are valid for one year from the date of payment, the number of times an applicant can schedule an appointment with a single fee receipt is limited. Applicants are only allowed to schedule appointments three times without a restriction.
Applicants must schedule an in-person or interview waiver appointment during this 365-day period. Please note applicants must only schedule their in-person or interview waiver appointment within the 365-day period. There is no requirement the interview or VAC appointment must occur during the 365-day period.
If you came to the United States on a nonimmigrant visa and you want to extend your stay you must apply with USCIS before your authorized stay, denoted on your admission stamp or paper Form I-94, expires. It is recommended you apply well in advance of your expiration date.
How early can a residence visa be renewed? The time limit to renew an expired residence visas is 30 days from the date of expiry.
If you apply for a new visa before your current Substantive visa expires we will usually grant you a Bridging visa A (BVA) or alternative bridging visa. In most cases you apply for the bridging visa automatically as part of applying for a visa.
Typical reasons for extending B2 visa status includes continuation of tourism activities, social meetings with friends and relatives, and participating in social organizations and functions. In some cases it is prudent to change status from another nonimmigrant visa category to B1 or B2 status.
Traveling while an extension of status petition is pending with USCIS is permissible. Please note that you must be in the U.S. when the H-1B petition is filed with USCIS. You must alert the International Center of any travel plans while your H-1B extension is pending with USCIS.
While B-1 or B-2 visas may be valid up to 10 years, visitors on B-1 or B-2 will only be permitted to stay in the United States for a short duration (maximum 6 months), as granted by US Customs and Border Protection upon arrival.
The B1/B2 visa renewal requirements are simpler than ever and eligible travelers with B1/B2 visas that expired during the past 24 months can renew their visa online without an embassy interview.
A visa is only an entry document and can expire while you are in the U.S. There is no issue if your visa expires while you are legally present in the U.S. As long as your status is still valid and you continue to follow all immigration regulations, you can continue to remain in the U.S. even if your visa has expired.
Renewing a Visa
If you wish to travel outside the U.S. after your visa has expired, you do need to apply for and obtain a new visa stamp in your passport before you can reenter the country. Renewal applications cannot be done in the U.S.
If you have more than 180 days of unlawful presence, meaning you overstayed your visa by 181 days or more, you will be barred from returning to the United States for a certain amount of time. If you were unlawfully present for between 180 and 365 days, you will be barred from entering the United States for three years.
Can I return if my visa is expired? Yes, in most cases. You can usually revalidate an expired visa automatically when returning from a visit of less than thirty days to Canada, Mexico, or one of the islands adjacent to the United States provided that you have a valid Form I-20 and a valid unexpired Form I-94.
So if your US visa is valid on the day that you enter, you can stay as long as the CBP (immigration) officer says you can; if you try to enter after that date, you will be turned away; if your visa expires while you are in the US, that doesn't matter.
You do not have to wait until your current visa expires. You can apply for a new visa even if your current visa is valid.