Do the H-4 visa holders maintain their status as long as the principal alien maintains his/her status, or are they also required to re-file to maintain their status in change of employer situations?
Facts: The principal alien is the beneficiary of an H-1B visa petition by ‘Company A’. The visa is valid for a period of three years. The accompanying family member receives an H-4 visa for the same period reflecting the principal alien’s employment with ‘Company A’. One year later, the principal alien changes employers. A new H-1B visa is petitioned for by ‘Company B’, and all procedures are followed so that the principal alien is never out of status. The validity dates on the H-4 accompanying family member’s visa has two years remaining, but still shows ‘Company A’ as the H-1B petitioner and not ‘Company B’.
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