January 7, 2026
The client thought they had changed from H-4 to H-1B, but the status change was done incorrectly and led to more than a year of unlawful presence, which could cause serious penalties.
We filed a nunc pro tunc request with USCIS showing the change was an employer error. USCIS restored the client’s H-4 status, allowing them to travel and change status later without problems.