DS-160 is filled without H4-EAD receipt filled in

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Hi Anil, this is weird question . Before stamping , after fingerprint in India , DS-160 had a change of adding H4-EAD receipt #. now to go for stamping , should we update H4-EAD in DS-160 and take them to interview or we can still use the old DS-160 which does not have h4-ead # added ? I hope this question is clear.

Let me explain in points .

  1. DS-160 is filled without H4-EAD # filled in .
  2. Booked both appointment & my spouse finger print is completed in Chennai - India .
  3. We have H4-EAD # avaiable.
  4. should we fill new DS-160 form and add H4-ead receipt # and take them for stamping interview ?
  5. or we can still use the same DS-160 without H4-ead # ?
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Assuming, you are talking about H4 visa stamping, you need to fill the H1B receipt number in DS160 and not the H4 EAD.

I don’t think there is any need to edit the DS160 at this time.

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Yes Anil. I am talking about H4 stamping. But there is one question asked from DS-160 like shown below ,

Has anyone ever filed an immigrant petition on your behalf with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services? Yes or No .

  1. What does this mean while filling DS-160 for H4 dependent ?

There is another question for filling H1B application receipt # which is fine for me. I got that.

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You should answer ‘No’ if your i140 has not never been filed.

For H4 dependents, answer should be ‘No’ as i140 is only filed for primary H1B and not H4s.

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I agree with you. However I am not convinced .

Because , since this is H4 DS-160 , the question is related to H4. means is there any petition filed on their behalf ? this means H4 can have petitions right like H4-EAD. and H4-EAD is filed with USCIS right ?

or H4-EAD is not at all petition and it does not relate to this question ?

Anyhow I will follow you and trust you…

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The question is asking about “Immigrant petition”.

H4 EAD is not an immigrant petition.

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wooooo… ooops , thank you so much . That cleared my clarification …

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Hi Anil, my situation is as below:

  1. I am applying for H4 visa stamping (Dropbox)
  2. Spouse has i-140 approved
  3. I have expired H4-EAD card

What should I answer in DS-160 for below questions:

  1. Has anyone ever filed immigration petition on your behalf with USCIS? Reconfirming with my situation.
  2. Should I update SSN and ITIN issued for H4-EAD?
    Thanks in advance.