anand.sandesh Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Hi All - My wife will be arriving on H4 in a month. The plan is to rigorously look for a job and if all goes well (fingers crossed), she may get a job where the employer is willing to apply for her H1 in April. Of course they also need to be aware that she can start working only on October 1. The above process will be pretty complex and we are ready for the battle. But I heard something today which was disturbing and wanted to confirm it (google did not help much). I heard anyone who comes on an H4, needs to wait 9 months before "applying" for H1. Is this true? if so, my wife would have to wait till September to apply for H1. Of course there is a (huge) risk of the H1 quota ending by then. Is what I heard true? is there a way around it? Any help will be much appreciated. Link to comment
nineballs Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Nah. No rule like that.. There is no wait period. Link to comment
JoeF Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 You heard wrong. Don't listen to rumors. Link to comment
pontevecchio Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 "I heard anyone who comes on an H4, needs to wait 9 months" You heard wrong. Give that person a swift lick in the rear. Link to comment
anand.sandesh Posted October 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 thanks all. This is very reassuring. pontevecchio - I guess you meant "kick" and not "lick" :) thanks for the information though There is certainly a LOT of misinformation out there.. forums such as this one certainly help. Thanks all Link to comment
ak_mn_10 Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 When you apply in april - she has to wait until october 1st to start working ,even if her visa gets approved in between april - october. which is still 7 months . Link to comment
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