H1B extension with incorrect i94

[Katta]

Hi, My H1B is going to expire by April 9th and my company just started filing for extension. In this process, I found that my I-94 is not updated with correct date of entry and visa(still shows F1 and date of entry as Jan 2019) but travel history has right information. But the last time I entered US is in March 2020 with H1B visa. And later in April 2020, due to change of location my company filed amendment using previous I-94(f1). And after that I never travelled out to US and therefore my I-94 still remains same(f1). Now during extension, law firm wants me get corrected I-94 and when I reached out to cbp, they refused to make correction as my earlier h1b visa expired in august 2022. But I have valid I-797 until April 2023.
So, what are my options now? Will I-94 be updated in my case if I visit nearest deferred location? Can immigration lawyers file for extension with i94 present on i797 or with incorrect I-94? I don’t think I can exit and try for re-entry as I just have 1 more month left on h1b.
Please help and let me know if any one has any information on this.

[newacct]

I think when you say "your I-94", you are referring to CBP's I-94 website. But just because it shows something on that website doesn't mean it's your current I-94. That website only has I-94s issued by CBP at entry. If you got an Extension of Stay or Change of Status approved in the US after entry, you will get an I-797A approval notice from USCIS, with a paper I-94 as part of the page, and that will supersede any previous I-94s that you have been issued, so the I-94 on the CBP website from before is no longer valid. The new paper I-94 is the only valid I-94 you have now.

So, if your I-797A's I-94 was from after your most recent entry, then you should not look at the I-94 from entry anymore. Whether the I-94 from entry was correct or incorrect doesn't matter for what you need to do now, because it has been superseded by a later I-94.

On the other hand, if your I-797A was from a previous stay, and you subsequently left and re-entered the US afterwards, then your I-94 from your latest entry is the latest and only valid I-94, and the I-94 on I-797A is no longer valid, since that stay ended when you left the US. So it all depends on what order things happened in.

[Katta]

Thank you for replying. But isn't it a problem if my H1B amendment is approved using the (not updated) i94? My i94 number is same throughout even if I went for stamping in between