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visa4
11-24-2008, 11:00 PM
I am planning to apply for H4 stamping.


Below is my employment details.

I am in dilemma how to answer if visa officer asks questions about my employment and what dates (actual worked dates or H1B valid dates) should I need to fill in DS-157 FORM...

1) I came to US on H4 and changed status to H1 for company A. This H1B was valid from Dec 2004 to Sept 2007. But, I got my SSN in Feb 2005 and worked for 3 months only (from May to aug 2005) and has pay stubs for these months only.

2) H1B transferred to company B in Jan 2006 and it is valid upto Jan 2009. I worked from Jan, 2006 to May 2007 and has pay stubs for this period. I stopped working since June 2007 due to maternity and baby care. Applied for I-485 as derivative applicant in July 2007. I left to India in Sept 2008. So I didn't work for company B from June 2007 to August 2008 and no pay stubs for this period. But, my group medical coverage was continued with this company until I left US.

How would you like me to take employment letters from these companies? I mean employment duration...They are flexible to give the way I want....

Will the above employment gaps create any problems for H4 stamping?

Please help me in this regard.....

Thanks

cncd1
11-25-2008, 01:10 AM
Do not ask yor employers to LIE for you. LYING in order to obtain an immigration benefit can result in a lifetime ban from the US. Even if you obtain citizenship, it can be revoked. It is absurd for you to post on a public forum that you are considering such a thing.

You appear that you were aware of the requirements for legal status in the US; you chose to violate them. You'll just have to take whatever comes to you due to you beibng out of status and violating US immigration l;aw.

By the way, an appropriate maternity leave is what is offered to all US citizens. You CHOSE to extend it; do not call your lack of working dure to infant care a "maternity leave" because it was not.