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    India4 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Oct 16, 2013, 01:23 PM
    Options for h4 holder to leave husband
    I have an H4 visa as spouse, my husband has a H1. He is an alcoholic, I'd like to leave him but not sure what todo. Do not want to go back to my home country. What are my options?
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    Oct 16, 2013, 04:06 PM
    H4 status would end when... your divorce is final, OR he no longer holds H1 visa, OR either one of you die.

    If you don't want to return to your home country and don't want to maintain current status, you should change your status from H4 to H1, find a job with sponsor.

    Good Luck..
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    Oct 16, 2013, 05:05 PM
    This is NOT a tax question, but rather a LEGAL question best posted in the Immigration Law portion of the LAW forum.
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