Spouses of H-1B. The H-1B individual needs to have: (1) and Approved I-140 and (2) Maintain his or her H-1B status.<\/p>\n
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The H-4 person needs to also maintain his or her H-4 status<\/p>\n
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So this is not spouses for recent arrivals who just has H-1B and has not started the Green Card (Permanent Resident Card) process yet.\u00a0 Note L-2 can apply for work permit immediately upon entry into the US.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Starting from May 26, 2015.\u00a0 Citizenship and Immigration Service will reject applications filed before this date.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is under the Executive Action which is being currently challenged in Court. So this is not 100% sure. To date Citizenship and Immigration Service has not released any new forms or regulations<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Who can get the work permit? Spouses of H-1B. The H-1B individual needs to have: (1) and Approved I-140 and (2) Maintain his or her H-1B status. The H-4 person needs to also maintain his or her H-4 status…<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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