miglena
Aug 24, 2010, 02:38 PM
Hello, We have a problem figuring out what went wrong and how to proceed.
Here are the facts:
1. We moved to US in 2007 with L visas (my husband L-1b, be L-2).
2. Two years later the employer told us we need to change the visas and we became holders of visa H (H-1B and H-4).
3. I am a student who can not do any paid or unpaid internship for a profit organization being on H-4.
4. Three years ago the employer started a procedure for a green card. Up today, we have not even passed the labor stage.
As far as we understand, being on H visa, the best case scenario (without considering the green card) will be to stay till 2013. Now my husband would like to change his employer. We know that we can transfer H visa to other employer, but is this true that there is no way we can stay later than 2013 even if my husband start a new job in the beginning of next year. There will not be enough time for starting again a procedure for green card and the H visa will expire in 2013. Either way, we must leave US in 2013?
Thank you very much for your answer.
Here are the facts:
1. We moved to US in 2007 with L visas (my husband L-1b, be L-2).
2. Two years later the employer told us we need to change the visas and we became holders of visa H (H-1B and H-4).
3. I am a student who can not do any paid or unpaid internship for a profit organization being on H-4.
4. Three years ago the employer started a procedure for a green card. Up today, we have not even passed the labor stage.
As far as we understand, being on H visa, the best case scenario (without considering the green card) will be to stay till 2013. Now my husband would like to change his employer. We know that we can transfer H visa to other employer, but is this true that there is no way we can stay later than 2013 even if my husband start a new job in the beginning of next year. There will not be enough time for starting again a procedure for green card and the H visa will expire in 2013. Either way, we must leave US in 2013?
Thank you very much for your answer.