Pavan@1904
New Member
Hello, I have a question about my dependents visa issue that my friend is facing. I came to the US on an F1 visa and my spouse and children joined me on F2 visas. I applied for the H1B lottery and got approved on January 15th’ 2024 and my status got changed to H1B after 2 days but I did not file an H4 visa for my dependents. I got info from one of the attorneys that it is too late and his dependents will be out of status on F2 visas. They are advising me to send my family back to India and wait for the H4 visas to be approved. Then they will have to get the H4 stamps and return to the US. Is there any way to avoid this hassle and apply for the H4 visas and change the status while staying in the US?