Ying Lu
Immigration AttorneyIn some occasions, the visa validation period may only be 180 days or one year. This means that you can get in and out of the U.S. during that period of time without getting a new H-4 visa. After that time, if you continue to stay in the U.S., your status will be good until the end of the H-1B validation period of your husband. However, if you make international travel after your H-4 visa is expired, you just need to see the U.S. consulate in your home country and obtain a new H-4 visa. The problem you have here is the I-94 record. When you entered the U.S., they should have given you a period of stay until the expiration date of the H-1B status of your husband. So, you need to contact a local CBP office immediately to correct your I-94 record. Make sure you will bring the H-1B approval notice and the marriage certificate.