[manicksurya]

Hey Peter,

I changed my employer last year while my spouses h4 visa was in process. Got to know last week that h4 visa was denied because it was referring to my old h1b which has become void due to switch.

Can you give some options to get uscisnprocess her visa soon. Is it possible to get other type of visas as we would like to start an online e commerce business.

[proberts]

It shouldn't have been denied because the H-4 isn't tied to a particular H-1B employer but to your H-1B status which presumably you have maintained. An option which you should raise with your lawyer is to file a nunc pro tunc H-4 application. We've had these approved, particularly during the pandemic, for individuals whose status expired more than 6 months ago.