H1 to L2 change of status

[ivzurich]

Hi ,

I have been in the US on H1B for nearly 6 yrs and my H1B expires in April 2012. My spouse is on L1A .

I am planning for a change of status from h1 to l2 after my 6th year.My husband's company is ready to file my L2.

My questions are :

1) In case the dependent visa L2 is filed in next 10 days by when should i quit my current job and move onto assume L1 dependent (L2) status.(filed at uscis or after l2 decision approved/rejected)

2) What are my options if my l2 decision is not recieved before my h1 expiry?

3) For EAD what is the process and timelines :

2.1 Am i elgible for EAD considering i have already stayed on h1 for 6yrs

2.2 Can i file for EAD once the receipt of L2 filing at USCIS for dependent is available ?

or Wait for the L2 to be approved , quit the current job and then file for ead ?

[pontevecchio]

1. After the decision and before April,2012.

2. You can wait but not work.

3. up to 3 months. You should apply with the COS.

2.1 Yes. L2 status periods are delinked from your H1 total.

2.2 Maybe together.

[ivzurich]

Thanks pontevecchio for the detailed reply. I just needed one more help . Can you please send me details of documentation required for the EAD filing.

[shahnirm]

Hi ,

I have been in the US on H1B for nearly 6 yrs and my H1B expires in April 2012. My spouse is on L1A .

I am planning for a change of status from h1 to l2 after my 6th year.My husband's company is ready to file my L2.

My questions are :

1) In case the dependent visa L2 is filed in next 10 days by when should i quit my current job and move onto assume L1 dependent (L2) status.(filed at uscis or after l2 decision approved/rejected)

2) What are my options if my l2 decision is not recieved before my h1 expiry?

3) For EAD what is the process and timelines :

2.1 Am i elgible for EAD considering i have already stayed on h1 for 6yrs

2.2 Can i file for EAD once the receipt of L2 filing at USCIS for dependent is available ?

or Wait for the L2 to be approved , quit the current job and then file for ead ?

Hi IvZurich,

Mine is a similar case. I am planning to file L2 and EAD concurrently. Can you please tell me if this saves processing time? I mean can we get L2 and EAD together in 2-3 months if everything goes well. Since EAD is for L2, I am little skeptical that filing concurrently will save any time as EAD may get processed only after L2 is approved. can you pease help..

[riyaz201]

Hi,

I m working in US with my valid L1 Blanket, and my wife is been here with her valid H1B till 2013.

she want to quite her job and join me, and she likes to change her H1B to L2 Dependent.

Please let me know the process to change her Visa status to my dependent i.e. L2.

Regards