Comments on: So, You’re on a Spouse Visa: Things to Know

By: H4

H4 — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 04:30:00 +0000

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/allow-h-4-dependant-visa-holders-work-us/HSjgnnjG?utm_source=wh.gov&utm_medium=shorturl&utm_campaign=shorturl

By: Ramon

Ramon — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 22:19:00 +0000

I have an H-1B visa and my wife has an H4. Problem starts that:
- She can’t open a bank account. She can use mine though.
- She can’t get a credit card, she can use my account also.
- She’s having trouble for obtaining a driver’s license, which we need, not an option.
- The work, she misses. She’s a fully qualified professional and can’t get work due to the visa.
Any guidance on how we:
- Can get a driver’s license is welcome.

By: Chritine

Chritine — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:15:00 +0000

I am also on an L2 visa and work part time- legally, although when applying for the work permit it cost about $300! I have a social security number and a driver’s license, those were sorted by my husband’s company but we had to sort the work permit. We are loving it here but go back to UK in March next year.

By: Pauline Wiles

Pauline Wiles — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:48:00 +0000

We moved here 8 years ago(!!) so I’m rusty on all this, but like Sarah T, I believe my visa was the L kind also, and my work permit wait was only about 3 months. Much easier to deal with than the H picture painted above!

By: Sarah T.

Sarah T. — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:23:00 +0000

I am here on a spouse’s visa. Thankfully it’s an L2 visa which meant I could apply for a work permit after 3 months, get a social security number, drivers license etc. My husbands company and legal people sorted the whole thing out, I had no idea the H4 was even an option! Anyone looking to move to States…. DO IT! Best move we ever made, once we got through all the red tape and boring paperwork!