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Ask HN: What all things can a developer on H4 visa do?
I can at least answer interviews and get someone to sponsor me an H4 ?
- mahesh_gkumar 14y agoH4 is a dependent visa for spouses. You can legally stay in the US but cant work (you won't get an SSN). Only thing that you can do is keep coding on side projects and wait till you find a company willing to sponsor you H1.
- manishsharan 14y agoI don't think you meant H4 -- that is spousal visa ; it is only granted if your spouse has H1B.
- tn13 14y agoYEs thats what I meant. What can a H4 visa holder do ? My spouce is working, I am not though I am equally qualified.
- eshvk 14y agoLike the other poster said, work on side projects. Attend interviews. Once someone agrees to sponsor you for an H1B and assuming it gets through by this year, you can start working on October 01.
- blufox 14y agoIf you are looking forward to obtaining an H1B.....The start date for filing new H1-B visa is April 1st, 2013. And normally the quota of 65k is reached very quickly. So you have between now and Apri1 1st to find a sponsor. Reach out to companies to see if they are willing to sponsor a new H1B.