r/H4_Visa

I am on a valid H1B visa and my husband has H4. We have our approval notices, with valid i-94 but since we didn’t go out of the country, our current visa is not stamped on our passport. We both came on J1 visa, which expired 2 years back.
We plan to take a trip from NY to Nashville for my work next week and I was curious to know if there is any chance of being targeted by ICE. We have always been here legally and never overstayed.
Any suggestions from the community?

Is there any way to file for H4 from US?

Hi everyone, my wife previously applied for an F2 visa twice, and both times she received a 214(b) refusal from India

She is now planning to apply for an H4 visa, and I’m wondering whether her previous F2 refusals could negatively affect her H4 Interview (H4 getting rejected as well)

Has anyone been in a similar situation or successfully obtained an H4 visa after multiple F2 refusals?

I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences or any insights. Thanks!

Hello, my H4 (COS from h1b) and H4 EAD is pending for a really long time now.

- Received Date Feb 3
- WAC Series
- first time filing
- expedite request denied in July
- no movement since then

It’s been 8 months. Has anyone received any approvals in feb who are first time filers and have not bundled their case with h1b?

What can I do? This situation has costed me opportunities

Sharing our complete timeline in case it helps anyone waiting for a bundled H-1B + H-4 + H-4 EAD case.

• June 25, 2026 – USCIS receipt date for H-1B, H-4 and H-4 EAD
• July 16, 2026 – H-1B approved
• July 17, 2026 – H-4 approved
• July 20, 2026 – H-4 EAD biometrics appointment. Only photo was taken; fingerprints were reused from previous biometrics/entry.
• July 20 – September 21 – H-4 EAD online status continued to show “Case Was Received.” No biometrics update appeared online.
• August 14th, 2026 - Sent email to 5 PP units with biometrics stamped form attached.
• August 20th, 2026 - Sent email to PP and TSC units without any attachments.
• September 9th, 2026 - Sent email to 5 PP units without any attachments.
• September 14th, 2026 - Reached out to congressman - no response.
• September 22nd, 2026 - VSC replied to August 14th email with biometrics attached saying "Your case is being reviewed as requested." I was confused because the case was still with SRC.
• September 22, 2026 – “New Card Is Being Produced” after 1 hr from above email.
• September 23, 2026 – “Case Was Approved”
• September 24, 2026 – “Card Was Mailed To Me.” Tracking initially showed unavailable.
• September 24, 2026 - VSC and SRC both replied again to August 14th email saying the case is approved.
• September 28, 2026 – Got the USPS tracking number via Emma chat.
• October 1, 2026 – Attorney received the EAD card.
• October 2, 2026 – Attorney shipped the card to us via FedEx.
• October 3, 2026 – Physical EAD card received!

Total time from USCIS receipt to card production was about 89 days, and it took about 64 days after the biometrics appointment for the card-production update. The dates in the EAD match the H-4 validity i.e 3 years.

Receipt date: 10th July

EAD Biometrics notice received: 24th July

EAD Biometrics done: 7th August

H1b converted to premium: 2nd September

H1b approved: 4th September

H4 and H4 EAD approved: 3rd October and card ordered

May 14th RD for h1+h4+h4-ead

H1 got approved on June 3rd

H4 moved from received to approved on Oct 2nd.
H4-ead moved from recieved to birth date was updated on Oct 1st. Ead is expired on 30th Sept. had to go on leave of absence.

My wife applied for her H4 EAD (standalone + first time) and got receipt date of July 2nd. She completed her biometrics on July 30th. It’s been more than 2 months and no update.

How long should we wait before sending email to premium processing to expedite the processing? What all should be included while sending expedite request?

I am also considering trying to change my house location to a different MSA so that it triggers an amendment and then I can maybe do a bundle (H1B+H4+H4 EAD) with premium processing so that all of them can be processed together. However I’m not sure if this is something anyone has ever tried or has had any success. Also I’m not sure if this puts her initial H4 EAD at any risk or not.

Any inputs or tips are appreciated.