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  • h4 visa prior to h1b start date

    I am a F1 student currently on OPT. My h1b visa got approved and the start date is on 1/1/2011.

    when i tried to book an appointment for h4 visa to my wife, the vfs site do not have an 2011 year entry option for the petition start date field.

    Any body came across this situation. Is there a way other than waiting till 2011.

    any suggestions other than applying F2 visa?

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    You have to be on H1B status for your spouse to enter U.S in H4 status. Until 1/1/2011 you will not be in H1B and so even if your wife can get the H4 stamped, she won't be able to enter U.S in that visa type.

    Either she will need to enter U.S now in F2 and apply a COS to H4 (Which will be effective 1/1/2011) or wait till 2011 to enter in H4.

    If you don't see the visa slots, then check with the VFS helpdesk to see if you can take an appointment for H4 NOW with a H1B petition date as of 1/12011.
    Not a legal advice. Use of this information is strictly at your own risk.

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