H4 Travelling to USA

[sivaarc]

I am in H1B visa and the visa get expires on 01/OCT/2014. My Employer is going to apply renewal next month.
My family is plan come to USA next month (April) with H4 visa (visa expires on the same day 01/OCT/2014).
Do they have any restrictions to come to USA since the visa gets expires on 01/OCT/2014?

[raghvi]

I am in H1B visa and the visa get expires on 01/OCT/2014. My Employer is going to apply renewal next month.
My family is plan come to USA next month (April) with H4 visa (visa expires on the same day 01/OCT/2014).
Do they have any restrictions to come to USA since the visa gets expires on 01/OCT/2014?

When is your I-94 expiring?

[sivaarc]

It expires on 01-Oct-2014

When is your I-94 expiring?

It expires on 01-Oct-2014

[raghvi]

It expires on 01-Oct-2014

I dont see any issues in them travelling as long as they have a valid visa.

This is my opinion not legal advice.

[mayurb]

H4 to H1 , complicated situation

Hi All,

I need your advice on this very complicated situation.

I Have a H4 visa and my husband has H1-B. We got it stamped in January this year (2014) .
But we both are in India right now. We will travel to US by May
I am a software engineer myself and currently working in India.
As I can not work on H4, I am trying to file H1-B for myself in this April. So that I can work at least from October onward.

Now, here is the confusion,

To file a H1-B for me I am talking to some consulting firms in California.
What they are telling me is :

1) they can file my application on 1st april and its okay If I am not there in US that time. When I will be there in May,
and my application gets selected in lottery , H1-B can be stamped for me, without going for a consulate process(interview etc.).

2) they are asking for arround 3500$ , before they file my application and they claim that they will be filing my application under premium application.
(They are telling that, they will return the money once I start working with them)

3) Also there is confusion of client letter, do we need a client letter to submit with application. Should they (consulting firm) be sharing that application letter with me.

4) Finally, Is it really "OK" to be not there in US in April, when H1-B is getting filed for me?

5) And Is these kinds of firms trustworthy.

Please help!!!!

[raghvi]

Hi All,

I need your advice on this very complicated situation.

I Have a H4 visa and my husband has H1-B. We got it stamped in January this year (2014) .
But we both are in India right now. We will travel to US by May
I am a software engineer myself and currently working in India.
As I can not work on H4, I am trying to file H1-B for myself in this April. So that I can work at least from October onward.

Now, here is the confusion,

To file a H1-B for me I am talking to some consulting firms in California.
What they are telling me is :

1) they can file my application on 1st april and its okay If I am not there in US that time. When I will be there in May,
and my application gets selected in lottery , H1-B can be stamped for me, without going for a consulate process(interview etc.).

2) they are asking for arround 3500$ , before they file my application and they claim that they will be filing my application under premium application.
(They are telling that, they will return the money once I start working with them)

3) Also there is confusion of client letter, do we need a client letter to submit with application. Should they (consulting firm) be sharing that application letter with me.

4) Finally, Is it really "OK" to be not there in US in April, when H1-B is getting filed for me?

5) And Is these kinds of firms trustworthy.

Please help!!!!

Please dont hijack an existing thread. Post a new one.

[mayurb]

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