H4 to H1B trasfer without premium processing


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Hi,

I am a H1B visa holder and my wife is on H4 status (no EAD). She used to hold H1B visa but she stopped working few months ago and we got her visa status changed to H4. Now she is ready to start working again and also had an interested employer who wanted to move forward. However, their attorneys informed her that they would not be able to move forward because H1B portability rule does not apply to her situation and with the premium processing on hold it will take a 6-8 months for her visa to get approved (without which she cannot start working). Is there any way she can join an employer based on H1B application as opposed to approval ? Or does she have to wait for premium processing to start again so approval could be received in 2-3 weeks ? I am looking to get guidance on whether there are any options available where she doesn't have to wait until premium processing starts again.

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