H4 challenges:
Ed., skill and exp. wasted during 6 yrs (H-1B term) of H-4
Possibility of financial burden to raise kids on single income
No suitable job after return to home country (employers don’t consider training and education against lost time and experience)
Lower morale and confidence, affects relationships
Blogs dissuading matrimonial alliances to stay away from H-1B holders as; partners don’t have choice to work in US.
H-4 to H-1B conversion takes 6 months atleast (Apr to Oct), sometimes longer depending on arrival in US - potential employers are discouraged.
Skilled labor forced to repeat education - to get an OPT and then H-1B - complicated, time consuming and expensive process.
L1 dependents allowed, not H4?
Request consideration to allow H-4 visa holders to work in the US.