I-539: Is a return ticket required documentation?

[elingeniero 0]

My wife's mother has been here for a few months; her I-94 expires late September.

 

She's a super nice lady and we want her to stay longer so we can enjoy her company and take her some other places in the US.  So we're filling out the I-539 Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status.

 

The thing we are stuck on is this: should we change her return ticket and present a copy of the the updated itinerary as part of the application packet?

 

Thanks in advance.

[Coco8 1,039]

Sometimes doing that is tricky because it can get her in trouble for future visits. Also, it can take like 6 months or more for USCIS to get back to you, if you ever hear back from them. 

[elingeniero 0]

41 minutes ago, Coco8 said:

Sometimes doing that is tricky because it can get her in trouble for future visits. Also, it can take like 6 months or more for USCIS to get back to you, if you ever hear back from them. 

Current NBC processing date for I-539 is March 17th, about 140 days behind.  So we are not likely to hear from them before January 1 for an application received 8/14. Makes you think.

[Coco8 1,039]

2 hours ago, elingeniero said:

Current NBC processing date for I-539 is March 17th, about 140 days behind.  So we are not likely to hear from them before January 1 for an application received 8/14. Makes you think.

Someone recently commented on VJ that they had been waiting 6 months for it. 

 

I don't know exactly what happens if it gets denied or if you don't hear at all before she leaves. I know it is a long trip but maybe she can visit again and that way she wouldn't jeopardize her visa.