Legal Question in Immigration Law in California

When you say your" greencard application was submitted last month", what form(s) was/were submitted? If you filed form I-130 only, then your status will expire once the B-2 expires & you will have to leave the country. If you filed form I-485, as well, then you will get a work permit, as long as you properly filed all the accompanying forms for the "adjustment of status" package.

There is a cap on the amount of H-1B visas permitted each year, so a U.S. employer could not petition you, assuming you qualify, until April 1, 2015, for an October 1, 2015 start date (assuming your case is accepted & approved).

Your husband cannot petition you for an H-1B visa, only a U.S. employer can, assuming you meet the other criteria.

You cannot obtain a SS# until you have legal authorization to work in the United States.

If you did not properly file your case, you might want to seriously consider hiring an experienced immigration attorney to do some damage control.

Please call me at (212) 968-8600 or toll-free at (800) 750-1828. Kind regards, RDM