Every month the Diagnosis column of The New York Times Magazine asks Well readers to take on a difficult case and offer their solutions to a diagnostic riddle. This monthâs case revolves around a lively, elderly woman â a patient of mine â who suddenly develops a cough that persists and worsens over the course of several months.
Under the rule, eligible H-4 dependent spouses must file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, with supporting evidence and the required $380 fee in order to obtain employment authorization and receive a Form I-766, Employment Authorization Document (EAD).
If an immigration visa is vailable for the H1 visa holder, he/she and the H4 depentent can apply for USCIS form I-485, and then get an alien registration number from SUCIS Servicd center.   H-4 visas are issued to the H-1 holder's spouse and children under twenty-one years of age.