I reside in India. I am getting married in Feb 2014, my husband is currently on OPT status, but his company is to file his H1B in april. Thanks to a course I am taking up I can only join him (in the states) post october (some time after his stamping). This situation leaves us in a soup, as I dont know whether to apply for f2 or directly for h4. Considering my marriage certificate would be ready before his h1b is filed, should i apply for f2 and the get it converted along with his h1b or should i wait till he comes for his stamping and apply for h4 then. Any suggestions?
Congratulations on the upcoming wedding. Logical choice will be an H-4 and not F-2 as the primary F-1 will end soon and you are anyway joining him only in October.
Best wishes
Dr. Sandeep Shankar, Colorado Heights University, Denver, CO 80223, USA. www.chu.edu; sshankar@chu.edu