Can dependents travel on Ex-Employer valid H4 visa while new H1B petition is in transfer state?

[Raja Moola Mahadevan]

My wife and daughter having valid H4 Visa which is expiring on June, 2018. They are in India now. I recently switched my company and they filed Visa transfer through regular process. So it will take 4 to 6 months to get the approval notice.

My question is, are they still travel back to US with my existing employer H4 Visa? 

[JoeF]

An H4 is not dependent on a particular employer.

They can travel when you have a valid H1. Why not go for PP?

[giri26]

They can but they would need the copy of your approved H1B petition. Like Joef suggested better to go for premium processing.

[USH1BNovice]

On 4/22/2018 at 6:23 PM, JoeF said:

An H4 is not dependent on a particular employer.

They can travel when you have a valid H1. Why not go for PP?

Hi JoeF, I have a related question. What if in similar cases the H1B holder cannot go for PP since he's on 60-day grace period and the transfer was applied for without client letter and in Consular processing? Can the H4 dependent still enter the US with the old visa (from ex-employer) during the time the transfer is under regular-processing?

Thanks for your time.

[JoeF]

2 hours ago, USH1BNovice said:

Hi JoeF, I have a related question. What if in similar cases the H1B holder cannot go for PP since he's on 60-day grace period and the transfer was applied for without client letter and in Consular processing? Can the H4 dependent still enter the US with the old visa (from ex-employer) during the time the transfer is under regular-processing?

Thanks for your time.

If the person has left the old employer, the person is not in H1 status. The person is legal while the petition is pending, but dependents can not enter on H4 during that time.

[USH1BNovice]

21 hours ago, JoeF said:

If the person has left the old employer, the person is not in H1 status. The person is legal while the petition is pending, but dependents can not enter on H4 during that time.

Thanks JoeF