My i94/H1b has expired, currently waiting for extension, can I file for amendment to change projects? What happens if extension is denied during amendment?
Amendment is nothing but a new H1 petition with material difference from the previous one filed. As long as you have one pending or one approved petition, you are good.
Very similar situation happend with me in past. My extenstion was filed for client A and 2 weeks later my i94 was expired. The project which i was working for client A got scrapped due to funding issue and my h1 extenstion for client A got rfe. RFE was for client letter and SOW. Immediately my organization filed another h1 petition for client B in PP . Which got approved. And i started working with client B. And my organization replied to rfe for client A saying i have move to client B and it is no longer needed. The status for that petition was changed to denied. This is very tricky situation , depends a lot of USCIS person who is working on your case and the paperwork you submitted.
Did the denial for client A affect the approved H1 you got for client B? I have heard if previous petitions are denied, even current approved petitions are denied (or become counselor petitions)
Even i have herd that but In my case first i received denial for client A and 2 days after got approval for client B. After i got approved for client B, my client A petition status was changed to reopen which was shown as denied previously. Till date it shows reopen.