I-94 extension by travelling to Mexico or Canada

We have stamped visa till end of Feb 2022. I have my new approved H1B petition while my wife’s H4, H4EAD extension applications are still going on. With the new rule of automatic extension of H4EAD for 180 days with valid I-94, we are thinking of travelling to Mexico for a weekend and get our I-94s extended at the port of entry. so that we can apply a new I-765 application and take the benefit of the new rule of automatic extension of H4EAD for 180 days. Is it a good idea to travel to Mexico, looking at current situation and with only 2 months visa in hand?

Thanks

Its absolutely fine, you just need a valid I-94, even if the visa is expired you can use AVR to enter from Canada or Mexico.

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