Spouse of H1B visa holder: Google seeks work status Spouse of H1B visa holder: Google seeks work status IANS / Updated: May 16, 2021, 06:00 IST Spouses of H1 visa holders get H4 This will provide relief to over 1 lakh Indians who had moved to the US along with their spouses SAN FRANCISCO Apple, Amazon, Twitter and Microsoft to protect a work authorisation programme that allows the spouses of H-1B visa holders to work in the US. The earlier Donald Trump administration had proposed to end the issuing of work authorisation (H-4 EAD) for certain spouses of high-skilled talent who came to the US on H-1B visas as part of his anti-immigration policy.