BP S
Aug 14, 2025
H4 & H4 EAD extension under process I-9 got re-verified
I work under H4-EAD, which expired last month. My payroll was suspended on the day the EAD expired.
My H4 and H4 extension applications were filed in time in Feb and spose got her premium approval for H1B within weeks.
For me, I-9 verification process from employer side just concluded yesterday and they have re-verified my I-9.
The documents submitted: expired EAD, I797 receipt for EAD extension that validates 540 days extension.
My Concern: USCIS guidelines around 540 days extension are a bit vague when it comes to underlying H4. In most cases it appears that H4 has to be approved for the 540 days extension to kick in, but how do they treat a timely filed H4 extension application?
Do I run a risk of falling on the wrong side of USCIS if I resume my work? Are there additional things to consider or can i trust my employer's process here?
Any help will be deeply appreciated.
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S GAug 14, 2025
My understanding is that you fall in that 540 day window if you file for EAD extention before EAD expiry AND if you have a valid i94. you get a valid i94 only after H4 approval OR You go out of the country and come back in with new i94 using H1B approved petition
