H4 initiation and portability

[shenbaga79]

I am a H1B holder and I'm right in the middle of my switch to work with a new employer. (I've got my new petition approved and extension processed by my new employer but I haven't joined them yet.)

 

I'd like to initiate the H4 Visa for my spouse, but I'd like to do so with my current employer if I can. At this time, my current employer doesn't know about me quitting, so having them initiate a H4 for my spouse and getting it done won't be a problem.

 

However, I'm planning to have my spouse travel after I start my work with the new employer in the new location. Here are some of the questions I have under these circumstances:

 

1. Will my spouse have any problems traveling with the passport showing the Visa stamped with the current employer? Would they require anything else like say a letter from my new employer stating that I've started working with them?
2. What if my current employer terminates the H1 Visa that I have with them? Will the H4 that I'm planning to obtain hold good still? I assume it is, but I'd like to confirm.
3. What about the H4 transfer process? Is there one similar to the H1 transfer process that I was subject to when I completed the move?

All assistance appreciated.

[JoeF]

An H4 has nothing to do with any employer.

For an H4, what matters is that you are in valid H1 status.

And because the H1 is independent of any employer, there is no transfer.

[shenbaga79]

Thanks, JoeF, that was helpful.

So it looks like we won't have any problems with the way we're going about the H4 process.

Just curious - does the H4 Visa even mention about the employer that sponsored the H1B (like a H1B Visa does, for instance).