My friend applied for I-485 back in Dec 2002 and appeared for finger printing on Jun 28 2004. He is in his 7th year H1B extension valid till Aug 22nd 2004 and has valid EAD until Jan 2005 (Never used it). He got married on July 22nd 2004 in India. His wife appeared for H4 Visa interview (Chennai Consulate) on August 4th 2004 and got approved on August 5th 2004(Valid till August 22nd 2004). He and his wife arrived in US on August 12th 2004. While he was getting the paperwork ready to include his wife in 485 pending application and apply for H1B/H4 8th year extension, he received a message from his attorney stating that his I-485 got approved on August 11th 2004.
His question is,
1. Will his wife go out-of-status on August 22nd 2004 because he hasn’t applied for H1B/H4 8th year extension or included her when I-485 was pending?
2. How to handle this situation?
3. Can he apply for F1 Visa in order for her to stay in US?
His question is,
1. Will his wife go out-of-status on August 22nd 2004 because he hasn’t applied for H1B/H4 8th year extension or included her when I-485 was pending?
2. How to handle this situation?
3. Can he apply for F1 Visa in order for her to stay in US?