H4 to GC timeline for EAD
I am just starting out on the H1B visa route, I know that if my application is successful my wife will be issued an H4 visa and will not be able to work. Whilst our first year in the US will be used to test the water, if we decided to go down the GC route in EB3 category, can anyone advise how long my wife would have to wait before gaining employment authorisation?
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Re: H4 to GC timeline for EAD
Your wife would be eligible to apply for an EAD (Employment Authorization Document) with her I-485 Application to Adjust Status to Permanent Residency (usually called 'AOS').
She can submit that when you do, when your visa number is current. The EB-3 category is backlogged many several years at the moment. See the Visa Bulletin for more information. |
Re: H4 to GC timeline for EAD
In case you don't have the link for the visa bulletin, it can be found here.
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Re: H4 to GC timeline for EAD
Originally Posted by speedtriple
(Post 9327990)
I am just starting out on the H1B visa route, I know that if my application is successful my wife will be issued an H4 visa and will not be able to work. Whilst our first year in the US will be used to test the water, if we decided to go down the GC route in EB3 category, can anyone advise how long my wife would have to wait before gaining employment authorisation?
Thanks |
Re: H4 to GC timeline for EAD
Originally Posted by speedtriple
(Post 9327990)
I am just starting out on the H1B visa route, I know that if my application is successful my wife will be issued an H4 visa and will not be able to work. Whilst our first year in the US will be used to test the water, if we decided to go down the GC route in EB3 category, can anyone advise how long my wife would have to wait before gaining employment authorisation?
Thanks I would also be looking to have something in your contract that your employer who's sponsoring you, will also sponsor you for your GC. Good luck with whatever you decide to do, as we don't regret making the move even with all the ups and downs that go with it, a lot of people don't get that chance. :thumbsup: |
Re: H4 to GC timeline for EAD
Thanks for the replies.
6 years! She will go nuts! We have two kids (aged 7 & 3) and my wife hasn't worked for 8 years but she was really looking forward to working again when our youngest went to full time nursery next year. It's fine in the UK with family and friends in a similar position around she is always busy but I am worried about her feeling lonely in the US. She makes friends easy enough but isn't that confident at driving, she's fine on the country roads in the lake district where we live but the US is going to be totally different as it's so vehicle dependant, especially in Southern California. |
Re: H4 to GC timeline for EAD
Originally Posted by speedtriple
(Post 9329959)
Thanks for the replies.
6 years! She will go nuts! We have two kids (aged 7 & 3) and my wife hasn't worked for 8 years but she was really looking forward to working again when our youngest went to full time nursery next year. It's fine in the UK with family and friends in a similar position around she is always busy but I am worried about her feeling lonely in the US. She makes friends easy enough but isn't that confident at driving, she's fine on the country roads in the lake district where we live but the US is going to be totally different as it's so vehicle dependant, especially in Southern California. |
Re: H4 to GC timeline for EAD
Originally Posted by meauxna
(Post 9330002)
She can always look for her own employment-based visa; she does not *have to* be on your derivative visa.
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Re: H4 to GC timeline for EAD
Hi, My OH and I are here in Florida on the H1B and "evil" H4 visas, I am on the H4. I had worked virtually full-time in the UK from the age of 16, mainly in the NHS so was used to being extremely busy. When we came to Florida I was ready for a rest. The first year was great, just getting used to the lifestyle, the heat, etc. However we've now been here 18 months and I admit I'm struggling. We bought our own home and I am finding it very lonely, I don't see many people because of course most people are working. If I'm honest I'm having huge "pangs" for home:( I miss my kids who are back home and my family, all our family lived within one mile of each other so its tough. I'm going back home in 3 weeks for a couple of months for family events so I guess its going to either cure my homesickness or make me realise where my heart is. One thing I will say, I am so pleased we came to Florida because had we not then we would have always said "what if". I do wonder if, in my late 40's (very late!!:rofl:), we perhaps left it too late to make such a big move. Of course this is only my opinion, my husband's is far different, he loves it and I think the thought of going back to the UK is the last thing on his mind.:unsure:
I hate to be a debbie downer but this is just my experience and of course everyone's is different. |
Re: H4 to GC timeline for EAD
H4 aka "visa from hell".
I have a H1-b that I got in 2004. My priority date is Jan 07. At the current run rate we "may" get a chance at converting in about 18 months. The USCIS do move forward, backwards and indeed stop (unclassified). The point is - don't base your future on what anyone tells you as the USCIS has an uncanny knack of p!ssing on your parade. But, if you are both up for it, the rewards can be great. Good luck and "don't panic!!" (P.S. if you can get out of EB3 into EB2, you can get your visa WAY quicker. Please investigate that route with your immigration attorney.) |
Re: H4 to GC timeline for EAD
Originally Posted by tigerbaywarrior
(Post 9330796)
H4 aka "visa from hell".
I have a H1-b that I got in 2004. My priority date is Jan 07. At the current run rate we "may" get a chance at converting in about 18 months. The USCIS do move forward, backwards and indeed stop (unclassified). The point is - don't base your future on what anyone tells you as the USCIS has an uncanny knack of p!ssing on your parade. But, if you are both up for it, the rewards can be great. Good luck and "don't panic!!" (P.S. if you can get out of EB3 into EB2, you can get your visa WAY quicker. Please investigate that route with your immigration attorney.) Ours is the same as you, January 2007 - fingers crossed it keeps moving forward as it has, but if our luck is anything to go by, I'm not holding my breath :frown: |
Re: H4 to GC timeline for EAD
Originally Posted by speedtriple
(Post 9329959)
Thanks for the replies.
6 years! She will go nuts! We have two kids (aged 7 & 3) and my wife hasn't worked for 8 years but she was really looking forward to working again when our youngest went to full time nursery next year. It's fine in the UK with family and friends in a similar position around she is always busy but I am worried about her feeling lonely in the US. She makes friends easy enough but isn't that confident at driving, she's fine on the country roads in the lake district where we live but the US is going to be totally different as it's so vehicle dependant, especially in Southern California. If it was me, I'd still go for it. The worst that can happen, you don't settle over here and you decide it's not for you. Best thing that can happen, you move, love it and have a whole new lifestyle to experience. I'm sure you will both come to the right decision for your own family - Good Luck :thumbsup: |
Re: H4 to GC timeline for EAD
Originally Posted by Brat1
(Post 9331436)
Ours is the same as you, January 2007 - fingers crossed it keeps moving forward as it has, but if our luck is anything to go by, I'm not holding my breath :frown:
My OH did voluntary work at the library of the local arboretum. Been working full time since we did the AOS in 2007 and got her an EAD |
Re: H4 to GC timeline for EAD
Well I guess that we will have to find some voluntary work for her, I'm sure she'll soon get tired of going to the beach, cycling, rollerblading etc whilst I'm working:lol:
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Its a challenge, Ive been here since 2005 and am now applying for the GC via the EB2 route, if it was EB3 I would think long and hard given the backlog and job stability in this climate....., my wife had her own H1B but got laid off whilst she was pregnant, and is now a stay at home mum. We have the benefit that she is canadian so is obviously easier to get a TN than an H1B, you just need a back up plan as to be honest if my wife couldnt work for the next 6 years she would go nutz.
Life on a visa is a challenge to say the least.... |
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