Hi Anil, My previous H1B expired on 05/31/2024, and my old employer filed an H1B extension before that date. My wife also filed her H4 extension and H4 EAD extension before that date. This July, I got a new job, and my new employer filed another H1B transfer for me. Now both my wife and I have rece…

Yes, I started working with the new employed.

If H4 i94 also expired on 5/31/2024 and the new H4 i94 was not approved/received by 5/31/2024, there is no auto H4 EAD extension available. Sometimes, they send an RFE to submit new H1B proof if the employer withdraws the H1B.

Thanks. I’m a littile bit confused. What do those two 5/31 dates refer to? To clarify, my wife’s old H4 expiration date is 05/31/2024, and her new H4 expiration date is 05/31/2025 (based on my previous employer’s petition).

5/31/2024 If your wife didn’t had a valid new H4 i94 on 6/1/2024 even when H4 extension (and EAD) was filed before 5/31/2024, there was no EAD auto extension available. This means that she should have stopped working on 5/31/2024. I am saying this based on what you have shared and the the sequenc…

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anil_am22 (Anil Gupta) August 30, 2024, 8:29pm 2

Have you started working with the new employer after filing H1B transfer?