Comments on: Are you coming on the H-4 visa ?

By: Ridhima

Ridhima — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:41:48 +0000

Hi Caro,

Please follow up with the U.S. Embassy in Amsterdam. I do not think this is an issue as your visas were approved in the interview. You will simply have to wait. Good luck!

-Ridhima

By: Caro

Caro — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:34:55 +0000

my husband and i apply for h1 (he did ) and I for H-4, atthe interview they told us we were approved and his visa came 2 days alter and mine is still havent arrived after 5 days, we apply in amsterdam he is dutch I am mexican at the moment of applying I was or I am pregnant, Do you yhink this has someting to do? what to do?

By: Seema

Seema — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:15:40 +0000

HI ,

I have come here on H4 visa with my husband.
Iam a software tester have 1 and 8 months of experience from india.I love to work .AS i know i cant work on H4 visa.Can u suggest some online jobs

By: Ridhima

Ridhima — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:14:24 +0000

Hello everyone,

I’d like to reiterate that while preparing for the H4 visa interview you must have a simple goal: “The burden of proof is on YOU to show that
1. you are not an intending immigrant (you do not want to stay in the U.S. permanently) and
2. you do not have any intention of working in the U.S.

The consular officer uses the H4 visa interview to determine your intentions and ensure that you meet the requirements of the H4/H1 visa. Good Luck!

-Ridhima

By: Ridhima Suri

Ridhima Suri — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:01:04 +0000

Thank you Monalisa and Puneet for your kind remarks!

Manu- Yes, you can volunteer for a number of cause. For voluntary work you may want to browse listings on http://www.craigslist.com. Explore the listings in the section ‘volunteers’. You may also want to enroll on Big Brothers Big Sisters. Here is the link
http://www.bbbs.org/site/c.diJKKYPLJvH/b.1539751/k.BDB6/Home.htm
If you do not find anything interesting in the links above, try to find volunteer opportunities in schools in the neighborhood. Good Luck!

-Ridhima
Let me know if you have any other questions.

By: Manu

Manu — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:03:56 +0000

Hi Ridhima, i had posted a couple of months back that i will be travelling to US with my husband on H4 dependant visa. You replied to me mentioning that on H4 i cannot work legally in US. One more piece of information i wanted… are there any activities that i can do there that can help me be occupied other than studying… some voulantary service which will include learning for me that can help me keep myself busy?

By: Puneet

Puneet — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:33:58 +0000

Hi Ridhima, I just wanted to say Thanks!! I did have a lot of questions before coming to your blog but I now feel much better informed and comfortable on guiding my to-be wife on her H4 visa application. Thank you so much for providing this service to all of us.

By: Monalisa

Monalisa — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:31:01 +0000

thanks a lot ?ridhima

By: Ridhima

Ridhima — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:10:01 +0000

Tanya,
Congratulations! This is what you should do-
1. Pay up the HDFC fee for the visa interview.
2. Let your fiancee get his H1 visa stamped first. Then you should go for your visa interview.
3. Take the VFS date for your H4 visa interview. The dates usually open a month in advance so you must keep an eye on interview dates. Remember that passport processing and getting the paperwork for H1 stamp will also take about 7-10 days. You will need the stamped passport and other documents at the time of your interview.
4. You will need to time all of this with the marriage ceremony, getting proof of marriage and his visa interview. Yeah it sounds very stressful but that is how it is..:)
5. Double check with the local US consulate where you plan to give the interview.

Good Luck!

Manu-There is no way you can legally work on the H4 visa. Other routes of conversion to another visa have been discussed on this board. If this is a big issue for you, you may want to reconsider moving to the US. The H4 scene is as painful as it gets for dependent spouses..sorry!

Monalisa- Search on Sulekha.com for local consultants who will help you on this. Ask friends if you are new to the country. During the break, keep studying new technologies and programming platforms to update your skills. This will be helpful.

Thanks..

By: Monalisa

Monalisa — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:20:25 +0000

I am on H4 visa.I have 3 year of experience in IT profession .how can i find a consulting company who is willing to apply for H1 visa.Thanks