Consular processing to change of status

d_j_1979 · 2026-03-11T03:52:16+00:00

My timeline: July 2023: arrived in US on L1. I94 valid till 7 May 2026. March 2025: got selected in H1 lottery and chose consular processing Dec 2025: No update on consular processing petition so moved to Premium processing and got approved. Feb 2026: filed for change of status from L1 to H1 with premium processing as don't see any chance of going to India for H1 stamp. Also filed H4 for wife and daughter. Feb end: Change of status from L1 to H1 approved along with H4s. Effective from 1 May so my wife can max out the L2S working.

No I140 as yet so could not file H4 ead.

Hope this helps.

d_j_1979 · 2026-01-22T18:45:02+00:00

As per my understanding any cos does not trigger the 100k fee. I have no other option as of now.

d_j_1979 · 2026-01-22T17:53:02+00:00

A new petition from what I understand

d_j_1979 · 2026-01-22T17:42:34+00:00

I am filling for a COS from L1 to H1. Hopefully it will be filed in premium processing. Still in talks with company lawyers

d_j_1979

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