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		wyxuan on May 23, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: H-1B visa: Government says work ban for H-4 spouse... H4 is notorious for not allowing spouses to leave their abusive H-1B partners (because they are dependent). Working is a way to allow them to have some breathing room when it comes to these relationships.

the_common_man on May 23, 2019 [–]

The problem is more complicated because most Indians have arranged marriages where the women has a bit of less power to begin with

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