Legal Question in Immigration Law in Florida

It's not clear what you applied for: extension of what visa or status?

General rule is if a person departs the USA while an application for an extension of a non-immigrant status (B1, B2, J1) is pending, it becomes invalid. If a person leaves and then comes back, it will be a new admission / reentry.

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While more information is needed, such as what category of nonimmigration status you sought to extend, there are some general things that you should know. If your request to extend your status was filed timely and was non-frivolous (a legal term which must be interpreted by a lawyer), then you may be permitted to stay here while the application or petition is pending. In most cases, if the extension is denied but the filing was timely and non-frivolous, then you may only be accruing what's called Unlawful Presence on the date of the denial.

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