Hello,
My wife came to the country on a H1-B in March 1995...we got married in July 1999 and reqested a change of status for her to H-4(based on my H1-B) as she decided to quit her job. We filed the change of status asking for her H-4 to have the same validity as my H1-B, which is till November 2003. We were surprised that the INS approved this because we were under the impression that the 6-year limit is imposed on \'H\' status...which maybe a combination of H1-B and H-4 and by that rule she would have exceeded 6 years on \'H\' status.
Now that it is approved, I guess we\'re fine...but will it come back to haunt us during our Green Card application...especially if we opt for Consular processing?
Please advise and share any related experiences...
Thanks!!
My wife came to the country on a H1-B in March 1995...we got married in July 1999 and reqested a change of status for her to H-4(based on my H1-B) as she decided to quit her job. We filed the change of status asking for her H-4 to have the same validity as my H1-B, which is till November 2003. We were surprised that the INS approved this because we were under the impression that the 6-year limit is imposed on \'H\' status...which maybe a combination of H1-B and H-4 and by that rule she would have exceeded 6 years on \'H\' status.
Now that it is approved, I guess we\'re fine...but will it come back to haunt us during our Green Card application...especially if we opt for Consular processing?
Please advise and share any related experiences...
Thanks!!