H-4 Visa Blog Entries

A lawsuit has been filed against the H-4 EAD regulations.  I am attaching the complaint with my comments.  Follow my tweets for updates.  If you want to discuss this matter, join our next free community conference call on Thursday.  Details are here.

The attached document contains my preliminary comments, including:

4 June 2014 UPDATE:  H-4 EAD will NOT be restricted to STEM.

Please see this entry for more information. We will update you as more information becomes available.

https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/...-entrepreneurs

Please visit my LinkedIn article posted this morning for a brief explanation on this issue:
https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/...?trk=prof-post 

Here is a question from clients.immigration.com, our clients-only extranet.:

Hi Rajiv
My husband has changed his job and his H1-B is being transferred. I am on H4 visa with valid stamp till 04/30/2012

My questions :
1. Do i have to also apply with him for H4 transfer ? Or should I be able to contd on valid status as my current H4 visa is valid ?
2. If I have to travel out of the country , can I travel with my current H4 visa stamp ? or should I have to re-stamp it with my husband's new I-797 for new company ?

Some questions from the community:

I have been on H-4 for almost 3 yrs now, and starting my MS in Spring 09 (on H4 status itself). But now I want to change to F-1 for personal reasons. I have the following doubts. request your clarification:

a. If I want to get my F-1 stamped from India, do I need to submit I-539 form also to the ISO of my school ?

No. An I-539 is used if you want to change status within USA.

b. How long should I be on F-1 before when I will be eligible to apply for OPT and work using the same?