Returning on H4 while H1-B 221 g is pending

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Hello Sir,

My husband attended H1-B interview on May 14th 2024 and received 221-g slip . No documents requested neither to my husband nor to the employer. On June 14th they returned the passport but the case is still under administrative processing.

Myself and our two kids are currently in USA and I’m on h1-b status. My husband is planning to H4 visa . Will there be any challenges to it. I don’t have H1-B stamping as I came on H4 and did COS to H1-B. Should we wait atleast 60 days for his pending H1-B 221.

Also for H4 DS-160 what should we answer for Primary Occupation and employment questions please

Thanks in advance

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You husband can apply for H4 visa and if approved, can travel and come to USA.

With H4 visa, he will not be able to work in the US until he gets H4 EAD or files H4 to H1B COS after coming to USA.

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Thanks Anil. What should we answer for Primary Occupation question for H4 visa DS-160 please

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Hi Anil… please help with this.

If we want to schedule new H4 visa appointment, can we create new account because from existing account the only option is to close existing application and start new application. We don’t want to close existing h1-b application
Also when we create new account, will the old email will be linked to new application automatically?

Created new account with new email id
When we start new application, it is showing old email id even though the profile information has new email id.

Kindly Please help

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This is a support question for a visa application website. Please ask them. I don’t know how to handle it.

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Hi @career279 what did you answer for primary occupation and did you have to close and start new application can you please kindly help I’m in the same boat? Thanks :pray:t2:

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Hi @krishna_K10 ,
Pleas keep in mind that we shouldn’t be giving false information either in DS-160 or any in interview . We want to be honest with all the answers.
Primary occupation is your current employer because your h1-b is still under processing.
Also there will be a question , have you ever been refuse a us visa.
Please answer yes and in description mention about your pending 221-g and family hardships due to separation issues.

H4 is rather easy but be honest with your answers regards h1-b pending case if they ask about it.
Also they might ask you about your intention of working after going to USA. Make it clear that you won’t be working on H4 visa until and unless you have work authorization approved.

For h4 visa schedule, We have opened new account with secondary email and created new application in new account . Because we don’t want to close the existing h1-b application.

Hope this helps. All the best.

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Hi @career279 thanks a lot for the quick reply… it means a lot to see someone help finally…

understood… just another follow-up, when you say create new account for visa scheduling website in concerned that it might cause duplicate accounts and I’ve read online that there were many appointment rejections if you have multiple profiles. They usually link passport number, first last name and if we duplicate accounts we will have to call customer care and ask them to merge it before appointment.

I’m not sure how true that is, but I guess close and start new application is just for visa scheduling and it won’t impact the current h1 application? Again this is just my thought and don’t want to make any mistake, so do you still strongly suggest I create a new account and risk it? When you were handling appointments did you also come across this information and still went forward with another account? Thanks in advance… :blush:

Also any other tips in general for the interview in general?