Richmond, VA asked in Immigration Law for Virginia

Q: Currently H1B is in progress for my wife .Can I file H4 also for her and bring her to USA before H1B processed

HI ,

I have filed H1B for my wife on March 2015 .Its got picked up in lottery and acknowledged with petition number .After that till now I dont see any update on that saying its in security check.So my question is could I file her H4 as a dependent of mine .Please advice.

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A: No, if she is consular processing then you must obtain your approval, which she will need to present at her interview.

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