File your I-539 and I-765 together, with 11 checks across both forms

Yes. They go in the same envelope with one set of supporting documents, and USCIS usually processes them together.

Usually. Filed apart, the work permit cannot even start until USCIS approves the status change. Filed together, they move at the same time, so you can work as soon as the H-4 is approved.

You do not have to work that out. The two forms have separate tests, and the free check covers both: H-4 status needs valid current status and a spouse holding or moving to H-1B, while the work permit needs an approved I-140 or a spouse past their sixth H-1B year under AC21. If you only meet the first, we prepare the status change on its own. See the I-539 on its own

Yes, each child gets a Form I-539A in the same packet, generated from the answers you have already given.

Since January 2025 USCIS is no longer required to process a bundled I-539 and I-765 alongside the H-1B principal's I-129, because the Edakunni settlement expired. Bundling the two dependent forms with each other still leads to concurrent processing in most cases.

One set covers both forms: passports and I-94s for everyone included, your spouse's H-1B and I-140 approval notices, your marriage certificate, birth certificates for children, and passport photos.

On the work permit: your spouse's I-140 or AC21 basis, that you are the spouse and not a child, that category C26 matches the status you are asking for, your H-4 admission dates, renewal timing, your reason for applying against any prior EAD, and the H-1B receipt number that routes the packet. On the status change: that your answers add up to an H-4 filing, and the four answers that can affect a change of status. Then every field that needs an answer on either form.

We ask about the things that decide both forms: your spouse's I-140 or AC21 extension, whether you are the spouse or a child, your current status and when it ends, and the four answers that can affect a change of status. We check every answer, and anything that needs attention shows up in your report before you file. If your answers show a status violation, removal proceedings, or a prior denial, we say so, and that is the point to talk to a lawyer.

Immiva's fee is $199, paid once, after you have seen the report. It covers the finished form, the pre-filing report, your document list, and the filing instructions. The USCIS filing fee is separate and goes to the government.

No. Immiva is software. It turns the form into plain-English questions, fills the form from your answers, and checks those answers before you file. We do not give legal advice, and nothing here replaces a lawyer when your situation calls for one. The checks tell you when that is.