Hi ,
I am in a situation where my i140 got approved recently, but my employer is not willing to share the approval copy with me. I now wanted to apply H4EAD for my wife using the approved i140 petition.
Question : can i apply for H4EAD with I140 receipt number and USCIS case status approved screenshot ? Do i need to explicitly mention in the cover letter why i am not able to provide the approval copy ? Please help…Thanks
Hi Team,
My I-140 was approved in mid July and my H1B extension got approved using the same for next 3 years. My employer has a policy of not sharing hard/soft copy of approved I-140 with employee.
However, my employer said that they didn’t receive any mail from USCIS for my approved I-140 and upon reaching out to USCIS customer care after waiting for 45 days, USCIS denied any duplicate copy of the same.
Currently, I want to file my spouse’s H4EAD, for which my employer’s attorney said we need a copy of approved I-140 and the only way forward is to file I-824, which might take anywhere from 5-8 months. Upon receiving my I-140 via this method, though employer still might not share a copy with me but they can then proceed with filing H4EAD, that shall take further 6-8 months.
When I mentioned about getting I-140 document via FOIA, my employer said that I-140 received via FOIA might be used for H1 extension, but is not acceptable for H4EAD filling.
I’d really appreciate if you can advise me a method to file H4EAD in my case?
I have received i-140 copy with 31 pages approval stamp on it through FOIA. Can i use that copy for H4 EAD filing? while applying can i send whole 31 pages document or first page with approval stamp should be enough?
Hello Anil,
Iam planning to apply for H4 EAD for my wife and i have the i-140 copy obtained from FOIA. Can i use the first page of my I-140 as evidence or do i need to send the 30 page while applying for my spouse’s H4 EAD? Thanks in advance…