r/H1BH4H4EAD_premium

Got an RFE and trying to find out what it says before my lawyer receives the physical copy. I tried contacting Emma, but they just told me to call the customer care number, and it’s basically an endless recorded system asking me to repeat myself 😭

This waiting time is honestly making me really impatient and anxious. My lawyer also never created an online USCIS account for my case, and now they’re saying they can’t help because they don’t have the online access code either.

Has anyone found another way to see the RFE details earlier or get the online access code somehow? Any help or advice would be really appreciated. Thank you!

H1 extension along, H4, and H4 EAD were all filed together in premium processing. H1 got approved quickly, but H4 and EAD have been pending for 100+ days.

My spouse's H4 I-94 has now expired while the H4 and EAD extension remains pending. I'm now considering changing jobs and my new employer has already started the LCA process.

Should I:

1. file another H1 transfer bundled with new H4 + EAD applications, or

2. only transfer H1 and leave the current H4/EAD pending?

Can my spouse go out of status if I don't file another
H4 application and my current employer withdraws the old H1 after | leave?

Any other possibility and suggestions.

Hi everyone,

Has anyone here recently filed an H4 extension online with a receipt number starting with MCT? What was the next status update after “Case Was Received,” and how long did it take?

My situation:

- H1B extension was filed in premium processing, bundled with H4 extension and H4 EAD renewal
- H1B extension was approved around Dec 22
- The bundled paper H4 extension was rejected because some pages were missing in the paper application
- H4 and H4 EAD both expired on Dec 18
- H4 EAD renewal receipt date is Dec 16
- H4 extension was refiled online around Dec 28 with an NPT / nunc pro tunc request
- H4 online receipt number starts with MCT
- H4 EAD receipt number starts with EAC
- Current status for both H4 and H4 EAD still says “Case Was Received”

I am trying to understand timelines from others with similar H4 online filings, especially MCT H4 online filings and related EAC H4 EAD renewals.

Questions:

1. For MCT H4 online filings, how long did it take to move from “Case Was Received” to approval/RFE?
2. Did H4 and H4 EAD get approved together, or did H4 approve first and EAD later?
3. Anyone had a similar situation where the original bundled paper H4 was rejected and then refiled online with NPT?
4. Did USCIS issue an RFE, or approve directly?
5. For EAC H4 EAD cases tied to pending H4, did the EAD move only after H4 approval?

I am just trying to understand real-world timelines and similar experiences.

Thank you.