ThibaR

Edited question - my apologies. Please let me know whether the same answer stands. @pontevecchio Confirming tax laws and wondering whether the source of the money matters, or just what was spent on the tuition.

The school tuition for Masters was paid by my father wholly from India. But my husband claimed it, since I was his dependant (H-4) as a deduction in his income taxes. I would like to know whether that amounts to tax fraud.

My H1B petition was approved 3 years back, while I was in India with a reputed MNC and I resigned. I did not get to the stamping part of the process. I have the petition receipt number only. In the USCIS website, it has an 'approved' status. I arrived to US in H4 visa, transferred over to F-1 to study, and am currently on OPT. Can I use the previous petition number to try to get a cap-exempt H1B? If yes, what details should I take note of? (such as validity of the petition etc.)