Hi, If you/your spouse travel to India now, there are high chances that they may reject your H1-H4 change of status citing that the applicant is not in the country while there is a pending change of status. once that is rejected, they will then put a hold on the H4 EAD application saying that since the applicant is not in valid status/visa (in this case H4) they cannot approve the H4 EAD and will give some time (may be 1-2 months) to provide the appropriate documentation that shows the