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class="mw-redirect" title="Visa (document)">visa</a> issued to dependent family members of <a href="/wiki/H-1B_visa" title="H-1B visa">H-1B</a>, <a href="/wiki/H-1B1_visa" title="H-1B1 visa">H-1B1</a>, <a href="/wiki/H-2A_visa" title="H-2A visa">H-2A</a>, <a href="/wiki/H-2B_visa" title="H-2B visa">H-2B</a>, and <a href="/wiki/H-3_visa" title="H-3 visa">H-3</a> visa holders to allow them to travel to the United States to accompany or reunite with the principal visa holder.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A dependent family member is a spouse or unmarried child under the age of 21.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If a dependent of an H-1B, H-1B1, H-2A, H-2B, or H-3 worker is already in the United States, they can apply for H-4 immigration status by filing Form I-539 for change of status with <a href="/wiki/United_States_Citizenship_and_Immigration_Services" title="United States Citizenship and Immigration Services">United States Citizenship and Immigration Services</a> (USCIS).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Family members may alternatively be admitted in other non-immigrant categories for which they qualify, such as the <a href="/wiki/F-1_visa" class="mw-redirect" title="F-1 visa">F-1</a> category for children or spouses who will be students or the H-1B category for a spouse whose employer has also obtained approval of an H-1B visa petition to employ the spouse. An H-4 visa holder is admitted to the U.S. for the duration of the primary (H-1B, H-1B1, H-2A, H-2B, or H-3) immigration status.<sup id="cite_ref-vasic_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vasic-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A noncitizen with H-4 immigration status normally is not permitted to engage in employment in the United States but there is one important exception to this rule. All H-4 noncitizens are permitted to study in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Employment_authorization">Employment authorization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=H-4_visa&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Employment authorization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On February 24, 2015, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director León Rodríguez announced that, effective May 26, 2015, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would extend eligibility for employment authorization to certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B non-immigrants who are seeking employment-based lawful permanent resident (LPR) status. DHS amended the regulations to allow these H-4 dependent spouses to accept employment in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These H-4 dependent spouses are also eligible to receive social security numbers.<sup id="cite_ref-faq.ssa.gov_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-faq.ssa.gov-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>An H-4 dependent spouse of an H-1B non-immigrant can file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization to obtain an <a href="/wiki/Employment_authorization_document" title="Employment authorization document">employment authorization document</a> (EAD), if the H-1B non-immigrant: </p> <ul><li>Is the principal beneficiary of an approved <a href="/wiki/Form_I-140" title="Form I-140">Form I-140</a>, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker; or</li> <li>Has been granted H-1B status under sections 106(a) and (b) of the <a href="/wiki/American_Competitiveness_in_the_21st_Century_Act" title="American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act">American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act</a> as amended by the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act (AC21).<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>Other H-4 visa holders are not eligible to get a <a href="/wiki/Social_Security_Number" class="mw-redirect" title="Social Security Number">Social Security Number</a> and cannot be employed,<sup id="cite_ref-faq.ssa.gov_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-faq.ssa.gov-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but they are eligible to hold a driver's license and open bank accounts. If an H-4 noncitizen is not eligible for employment authorization in the United States, they may nevertheless have tax liability in the United States, and in order to file a U.S. tax return, must obtain an ITIN (<a href="/wiki/Individual_Taxpayer_Identification_Number" title="Individual Taxpayer Identification Number">Individual Taxpayer Identification Number</a>). </p><p>On the Spring 2019 Regulatory Agenda, the <a href="/wiki/First_presidency_of_Donald_Trump" title="First presidency of Donald Trump">Trump administration</a> announced a proposed regulation to rescind the 2015 rule and to stop granting employment authorization to H-4 spouses.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some media outlets reported that the majority of people who would lose work authorization as a result of the proposal were highly skilled Indian women.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> USCIS data backs up the assertion that the vast majority of H-4 EAD beneficiaries are Indian women.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The proposal to rescind the H-4 EAD program was withdrawn by the <a href="/wiki/Biden_administration" class="mw-redirect" title="Biden administration">Biden administration</a> in January 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-Wire_2021_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wire_2021-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the future of the H-4 EAD program continues to be threatened by ongoing litigation against DHS in U.S. federal court which alleges that the H-4 EAD program is illegal.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statistics">Statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=H-4_visa&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Number_of_visas_issued_by_year">Number of visas issued by year</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=H-4_visa&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Number of visas issued by year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th>Fiscal Year<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>Total number of<br /> H-4 visas issued<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1997</td> <td align="right">47,206 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1998</td> <td align="right">54,595 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1999</td> <td align="right">69,194 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2000</td> <td align="right">79,518 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2001</td> <td align="right">95,967 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2002</td> <td align="right">79,725 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2003</td> <td align="right">69,289 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2004</td> <td align="right">83,128 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2005</td> <td align="right">70,266 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2006</td> <td align="right">74,326 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2007</td> <td align="right">86,219 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2008</td> <td align="right">71,019 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2009</td> <td align="right">60,009 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2010</td> <td align="right">66,176 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2011</td> <td align="right">74,205 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2012</td> <td align="right">80,015 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2013</td> <td align="right">96,753 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2014</td> <td align="right">109,147 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2015</td> <td align="right">124,484 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2016</td> <td align="right">131,051 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2017</td> <td align="right">136,393 </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-visa-approvals-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Only counts includes H-4 visas obtained at the United States consulate or embassy abroad, and not changes of status to H-4 within the United States using <a href="/wiki/Form_I-539" title="Form I-539">Form I-539</a>.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=H-4_visa&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_dependent_visas" title="List of United States dependent visas">List of United States dependent visas</a></li></ul> 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