(Urgent) Can I work if H1 renewal is submitted?

[baedal]

Please help.
My original 3 year H1 is expiring on Jan1, 2005. My employer just submitted the renewal application for additional 3 year to the Vermont center. I do not think my employer gets an approval notice before the expiration date. Can I still work without an approval? My wife is in H4. Can she stay with me? Please let me know. Thank you.

 

[hathwar]

Does your wife's H4 expire along with your H1? If yes then apply for H4 extension also. Otherwise she will be out of status.Yes you can work with pending renewal.

HTH

 

[baedal]

Thank you so much.