sah1btoh4 Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 I am currently working on H1b with Employer A from past 3 years and my current H1b is valid till July, 2020. I recently have a baby and really having tough times to mange the work and planning to resign and switch to H4 and take some break in career. My spouse is also working for Employer A from past 5 years and his H1b is valid till September, 2021. What option is recommended below please I am planning to resign in January, 2020 and go to India and attend for H4 stamping on my spouse H1b in February, 2020. Is it suggestible to go to India for H4 stamping? Would it be better to change the status to H4 in U.S please? I am also planning to apply for H4-EAD after coming back to U.S or along with my change of status in U.S? what would be the best option please? FYI: I came to U.S in 2013 as a student on F1 and my last stamping was on F1 visa. After I got my H1b here I have not visited India as well. Quote Link to comment
User099 Posted January 2, 2020 Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 You can apply for change of status to H4 and also apply H4EAD along with it before your resign. It will take 5-6 months for it to be approved. After that you can travel to get H4 stamping. I would have suggested you to go for stamping if you have travel plans and do not apply H4, but you can't apply for EAD till your come back to US which will just delay your EAD. Quote Link to comment
gopalakrishnach Posted January 2, 2020 Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 If you cannot postpone India travel plans just go to India and attend visa interview and get H4 visa stamped and come back. If you can postpone, apply for H4 and H4EAD at same time in USA and after getting approval go to India... Quote Link to comment
sah1btoh4 Posted January 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) Thank you so much for your generous replies and I appreciate your time. Can someone guide me as I am planning to stay here and apply for change of status from H1 to H4 along with H4-EAD, do I have to work until I got my H4 receipt number or can I stop working as soon as I apply for H4 please? Edited January 6, 2020 by sah1btoh4 Updated to make the question readable now Quote Link to comment
User099 Posted January 7, 2020 Report Share Posted January 7, 2020 You can quit before you receive the H4 receipt number, but if you have the option to wait and quit then that will be a preffered option. You will have 60 days or until i94 expiry date which ever is shorter to file for an COS petition to H4. Quote Link to comment
gopalakrishnach Posted January 7, 2020 Report Share Posted January 7, 2020 Apply for H4.. wait until get decision or get recepit and quit. That will be good... Quote Link to comment
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