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I am going to lose job and H1 next month. If I get a new job offer starting from 1/1/2008 and the institute agree to sponsor H1 for me (non- profit institute), What do I do with the gap in-between? My hu*****and is holding H1 and both our 485 are pending. My hu*****and is the primary applier. Do I have to apply H4 to fill the gap.
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