VISA renewal

[nymphsea]

I have a query regarding renewal of my VISA status.

I came to USA a year ago on the status of H4 as a dependent of my Husband who is on H1. He will be renewing his H1 in June 2009, and i'll need to renew my H4 along with him.

I also applied for H1 in April 2008 and got it approved in Oct 2008. I am searching for projects to work on and haven't applied for my SSN yet. I don't have my paperwork/documents of my H1 with me either.

How should renew my status in this situation? Should I go ahead and renew my H4 status? Will it affect my H1 status? Will my status automatically change from H4 to H1 once i get a project

 

[ginnu]

I have a query regarding renewal of my VISA status.

I came to USA a year ago on the status of H4 as a dependent of my Husband who is on H1. He will be renewing his H1 in June 2009, and i'll need to renew my H4 along with him.

I also applied for H1 in April 2008 and got it approved in Oct 2008. I am searching for projects to work on and haven't applied for my SSN yet. I don't have my paperwork/documents of my H1 with me either.
-------------------------if employer filed your H1 as Change of status from H4 to H1 and you got H1 approved with I-94 attached with H1 approval notice then you are on H1 status ( at this time out of status as you did not work on H1 and employer did not pay you)
How should renew my status in this situation?
---------------------when your spouse file H1 file H4.
or
file H1 to H4 COS (USCIS may not approve COS from H1 to H$ if they find you are out of status on H1)

Should I go ahead and renew my H4 status?
------------------I dont know if it was H4 to H1 COS filed by employer for you.
Will it affect my H1 status?
------------------Yes(FYI you are out of status if you have H1)
Will my status automatically change from H4 to H1 once i get a project
--------------No.

go to your lawyer with your full details.