Hi Folks. I wanted to check about H4 EAD application for my spouse.
Our visas were expiring, so extension was filed for both of us. My H1B visa extension is approved as of 2 weeks back, but my spouse's H4 visa extension is still in progress (showing case was received) and not fully approved yet.
Can we apply for H4 EAD parallely, while H4 is still in progress? What would be documentation requirements? Can someone please advise?

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Do you have your i140 approved already? If not she cannot get an H4 EAD.

Yeah, company lawyers are not helpful 🤕

So I was in a similar boat. However we applied for the h4 EAD earlier. My extension was filed and approved last month and my wife’s h4 extension and EAD was filed together along with my petition.

It will take me atleast 5 months to hear back

My wife’s H4 approval came in 4 months.
H4EAD is very easy application. You can file on your own. No need to pay 500-1000$ to the company lawyer.
I would recommend to file EAD only after her H4 approval is done so that her new dates show up.

My SO's H4 extension approval is still pending, but I applied for EAD separately concurrently...

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