Information regarding H4 extension

[aganguly01]

Hi,
I came to US in Feb 2013 on H1B and my wife came to US in May 2013 on H4 .Both of our visa is valid till Dec ,2015.
I have couple of questions.

1) Recently I changed my job,the new company paid the H1B transfer cost and it is extended till Dec 2017. My wife’s H4 is still having the validity date till Dec 2015 .How do I extend my wife’s H4 ? Do I need to contact Attorney for this ? My wife doesn’t have any plans to visit India soon.

2) Also would like to know if my previous employer cancels my old H1B status, will it impact my wife’s H4 ? As this applied when I was working with the old company.

Please advice.
Thanks in advance,
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[kadkhiq81]

Information regarding H4 extension

Not at all. H4 is not attached to your employer. As long as you are maintaining the valid status, your wife H4 is good. There is no need to extend H4 as the current validity till Dec 2015. It does not matter whether you change your job or not.

This is my opinion.