---
type: immigration
category: immigration
person: Yanxin Lu
date: 2023
petition_type: H-1B (amendment/extension)
---

# H-1B Amendment & Extension - 2023 - Yanxin Lu

## Key Facts
- **Beneficiary**: Yanxin Lu (DOB: 10/17/1989, China)
- **Petitioner/Employer**: Meta Platforms Inc
- **Filing Date**: 08/10/2023 (received by USCIS)
- **Approval Date**: 08/14/2023
- **Receipt/Case Number**: IOE8864770348
- **Case Type**: I-129 Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker
- **Validity Period**: 08/28/2023 to 07/02/2026
- **I-94 Number**: 476572672 A3
- **I-94 Validity**: 08/28/2023 to 07/12/2026
- **Status**: Approved (I-797A)
- **Job Title**: Software Engineer
- **Worksite**: 12421 Sanford St, Los Angeles, CA 90066
- **Attorney**: Gilberto Orozco Jr., Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP
- **Matter Number**: 91.13190.24
- **Subtypes**: Amend, Cap Counted, EOS, Premium Processing

## Documents Included
- `91.13190.24 Filing Packet 20230809_20230809160759788239.pdf` - Complete filing packet (large, includes I-129, I-907, LCA, support docs, checks, cover letter)
- `91.13190.24 Filing Packet 20230824_20230824142717419321.pdf` - Approval packet with I-797A, cover letter from BAL, and memo

## Notable Details
- Amendment with extension of stay, filed by Meta Platforms, Inc.
- Premium Processing requested - $2,500 fee (check dated 06/27/2023) plus $460 I-129 filing fee (check dated 06/27/2023)
- Cover letter from BAL dated 06/27/2023 via overnight courier to California Service Center
- Approved very quickly: received 08/10/2023, approved 08/14/2023 (4-day turnaround)
- Approval letter from Gilberto Orozco Jr. (BAL) dated 08/24/2023 sent to 12421 Sanford St, Los Angeles, CA 90066
- Work authorization valid until 07/02/2026
- Worksite: Los Angeles, CA (12421 Sanford St, Los Angeles, CA 90066)
- USCIS Filing Location: California Service Center (CSC PP)
- Meta contact: Azmina Aboobaker, Director, US Immigration
- Meta EIN: 201665019
- This is the most recent H-1B approval; status valid through mid-2026