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我们是加拿大公民。我先生现在持O1签证， I-140批准，又抽中了H1b。

我希望转H4以便开始工作。但是公司律师办的是consularprocessing，让我们出境拿stamp。

我担心现在这种气候出境入境有风险，希望在境内转。

但是律师说因为是CP所以不能境内COS。

请问8老师，我现在比较糊涂。抽中了H1b然后就会收到visa吧，为什么还要这个stamp？

-Because It seems the lawyer just did the paperwork for the employer to hire an H-1 employee, not did the paperwork for your spouse to change the status at the same time, you spouse needs to get the H-1 visa to come back to get the H-1 status (I-94). I have never seen a laywer so stupid like this one!

 

可不可以境内COS？

--This lawyer made the mistake to do the paperwork for CP, not for change of status within US. So, you cannot change it now. He/she should have done the paper for you to chnage status within US, but he/she didn't.  This lawyer is very inexperienced.

如果必须离境，去加拿大海关就可以了吧？不需要去使馆面谈吧？-After the H-1 petition is approved, if you are a Canada citizen, you can go to the US-Canada border to get the H-1/H-4 I-94 (status) after September 22, 2019. Othertwise, you need to get the H-1/H-4 visa in a US Consulate abroad.

开学后可不可以我先生先去办visa, 等他回来后我再去办H4？-Yes, but you need to do it within one month after you spouse comes back using the H-1 visa. Of course, it is better for both of you to go together.