H-1B to J-2 after 5 years,can I continue working until I get EAD?

[kng85]

Hello,

I'm in the 6th year of my H-1B visa with the same employer. Employer had qualified US applicants when the job was posted with 1 year experience requirement. PERM has not been filed. Employer is willing to redo the PERM with a new job description for a senior position within the company. My wife is a J-1 physician. If I move to J-2 dependant status and apply for EAD, I can continue working with the current employer. It seems like the J-2 visa will be approved before the EAD comes through. Can I continue working on existing H-1B, between when the J-2 visa is approved and the EAD comes through? Please let me know. Thanks in advance.

[JoeF]

When the J2 is approved, you are no longer on H1, and you have to stop working until the EAD is approved.