Hi,
I am on F1 OPT-Extension and my OPT will be expired on June 11th 2017. My wife lives with me in US on F2 visa and her visa expires on June 5th 2017.
My company would be applying H1 visa this year and it might or might not go through. On a positive side, if it goes through, I have below questions.
1) Since my OPT expires on June 11th 2017 and my wife visa on 5th June 2017. If my H1 goes through, my cap-gap will allow me to stay in US until October 1st 2017. Does that holds good to my wife also? even if we dont apply H4 during my H1 application she can stay with me until Oct 1st 2017? (I doubt if my company will apply F2 to H4 during my H1 application but I can force them after my approval)
2) Since earliest date of H1b visa to kick off is October 1, 2017. Hence, before Oct 1 my wife's H4 should be applied and approved or else she has to leave country ? or she can stay back in US with me post Oct 1st 2017 until she gets her approval.
Thank you !!
I am on F1 OPT-Extension and my OPT will be expired on June 11th 2017. My wife lives with me in US on F2 visa and her visa expires on June 5th 2017.
My company would be applying H1 visa this year and it might or might not go through. On a positive side, if it goes through, I have below questions.
1) Since my OPT expires on June 11th 2017 and my wife visa on 5th June 2017. If my H1 goes through, my cap-gap will allow me to stay in US until October 1st 2017. Does that holds good to my wife also? even if we dont apply H4 during my H1 application she can stay with me until Oct 1st 2017? (I doubt if my company will apply F2 to H4 during my H1 application but I can force them after my approval)
2) Since earliest date of H1b visa to kick off is October 1, 2017. Hence, before Oct 1 my wife's H4 should be applied and approved or else she has to leave country ? or she can stay back in US with me post Oct 1st 2017 until she gets her approval.
Thank you !!
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