Pjiang, 請please help, when should I extend H4 for my wife?

My wife is current under H1B on her own and is planning to work under EAD after her current contract (till May). Based on what you wrote in your blog(below), my understanding is that we'd better COS for her to H4 based on my H1B (I am principle applicant for GC).

1. My question is when we should submit the application for her H4? My concern is: too early, in case she is approved for H4 or once we receive the receipt notice, she will automatically become H4 status, which prohibit her to work before May. On the other hand, of course, too late, there will be a break of her nonImmgration status.
2, second, should I apply for her H4 through my H1B sponsor or we can do it by ourself (just fill in some forms and pay the fee)?

I very appreciate your reply!

"對於 H-4 而言，如果使用了 EAD，其 H-4 就沒有了。在其 LD 的 H-1 身份保持的前提下，H-4 可以於 H-4 過期前在境內 extend 其 H-4 身份。
經常有人 argue 有沒有必要這麽做，因為在使用 EAD 的情況下，即使通過 H-4 extension 而 reinstate H-4 了，其 H-4 身份又迅速地被 EAD 的使用而變成了 AOS.
這是花錢不討好麽？老師不這麽認為。前麵已經提過，USCIS 其實並不掌握 EAD 的使用狀態。如果 H-4 一直在程序上保持了其身份，即使是使用了 EAD 而最後 I-485 被拒，也不一定需要離境去簽證，除非你得到的 I-797 上不帶 I-94 卡。
相反，如果沒有延 H-4 而造成了非移民身份的明顯斷裂，在 I-485 被拒之後再去延 H-4，那十有八九是會收到 I-797B 的了，還不如直接離境去簽證好"

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