--- title: The White House Proposes Letting H-4 Visa Holders Work description: During the inaugural meeting of the PAGE, the White House proposed a significant change that would allow H-4 visa holders to work while in the U.S. image: https://info.envoyglobal.com/hs-fs/file-3708217294-jpg/blog-files/page-500x333.jpg --- [![Envoy Global company logo](https://info.envoyglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/eg_logo%20_2000.png?width=2000&height=218&name=eg_logo%20_2000.png "Envoy Global company logo")](https://www.envoyglobal.com/) # 2015 Old Blog # The White House Proposes Letting H-4 Visa Holders Work Posted by [admin](https://info.envoyglobal.com/blog-old-test/author/admin) on Apr 11, 2014 6:44:47 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Under new proposed rules H-4 holders could work](https://info.envoyglobal.com/hs-fs/file-3708217294-jpg/blog-files/page-500x333.jpg?width=500&height=333&name=page-500x333.jpg "During the inaugural meeting of PAGE it the proposal to allow H-4 visa holders to work was made.") Photo Courtesty of the Department of Commerce During the inaugural meeting of the Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE), President Obama [proposed](http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/04/07/fact-sheet-strengthening-entrepreneurship-home-and-abroad) new rules that would make the United States more attractive to foreign entrepreneurs: including one that would allow [H-4 visa](https://info.envoyglobal.com/h-4-visa/) holders to work while in the United States. The Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship is [headed](http://beta.commerce.gov/directory/pennypritzker) by Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and was formed to "harness energy, ideas, and experience to help develop the next generation of entrepreneurs both at home and abroad." Members of the group include Steve Case, Tory Burch, Quincy Jones, and more. ## H-4 Visa In order to be eligible for the H-4 visa, an applicant must be the spouse or dependent of an H-1B visa holder. As it stands today, [H-4 visa](https://info.envoyglobal.com/visanow-h-4-visa-tutorial/) holders are not allowed to work while they are in the United States, nor are they eligible for a Social Security number. However, H-4 visa holders are able to do the following: - Study at a U.S. school - Obtain an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) for tax purposes - Open a U.S. bank account - Get a U.S. driver’s license - Change their H-4 status to another visa status (if eligible) by filing form I-539 The Department of Homeland Security is expected to publish a list of all proposed changes and new rules to attract new business to the United States. 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