will I be able to work ?

[Anastassia 0]

Employer is asking what about my green card. The current one expires on January 18th, I haven't submitted any doc's yet. What will happen ? Will I be able to work when my temporary card expires ?

thanks

Ana

[RichardS 0]

Hi Anastasia....

"Legally" without filing for the I-751, your GC will expire on the designated date and you are supposed to leave the country as you no longer have resident status!

HAVING SAID THAT ......

You have 90-days before expiration of your GC to file for the I-751 and you can do so anytime within that time period. As long as you have filed and have proof of same, there shouldn't be any grief. There was some thread working here over the past week or so which more closely addressed this issue ... somethng about what the employer can legally see and not see. You may wish to back-track to find this information.

Good luck!

Employer is asking what about my green card. The current one expires on January 18th, I haven't submitted any doc's yet. What will happen ? Will I be able to work when my temporary card expires ?

thanks

Ana

[diadromous mermaid 36]

Employer is asking what about my green card. The current one expires on January 18th, I haven't submitted any doc's yet. What will happen ? Will I be able to work when my temporary card expires ?

thanks

Ana

Technically, if you allow your conditional green card to expire without applying to remove conditions, then you a rendered out of status, and any benefits that are incident to your status go with. So, you'd not be able to work. However, once you file the I-751 you should receive an NOA I-551 that extends your work authorisation for another year, pending adjudication of your I-751.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Employer is asking what about my green card. The current one expires on January 18th, I haven't submitted any doc's yet. What will happen ? Will I be able to work when my temporary card expires ?

thanks

Ana

Ana,

You are getting dangerously close to being out of status -- apply for removal of conditions as soon as possible. Now, to answer your question: no, you cannot work when your temporary card expires unless you have applied for removal of conditions and received NOA from USCIS. Time flies, so go ahead and file ASAP.

Peace, L.

[diadromous mermaid 36]

Hi Anastasia....

"Legally" without filing for the I-751, your GC will expire on the designated date and you are supposed to leave the country as you no longer have resident status!

HAVING SAID THAT ......

You have 90-days before expiration of your GC to file for the I-751 and you can do so anytime within that time period. As long as you have filed and have proof of same, there shouldn't be any grief. There was some thread working here over the past week or so which more closely addressed this issue ... somethng about what the employer can legally see and not see. You may wish to back-track to find this information.

Good luck!

Employer is asking what about my green card. The current one expires on January 18th, I haven't submitted any doc's yet. What will happen ? Will I be able to work when my temporary card expires ?

thanks

Ana

Employer is obliged to undertake re-verification with any alien whose documentation is about to expire.

[Anastassia 0]

ok I must have not expressed myself clearly. I know I won't be able to work if I don't remove conditions. What I have on mind is: say I send the paperwork tomorrow, I expect I will not get my GC until Jan. 18th. What are my options for working then ? What do I need to show my employer to prove I can work (if I can). How long before I get NOA ?

And finally where do I sent all that paperwork ? Chicago again ?

Thanks a lot

[YuAndDan 153]

File the I-751 to lift conditions, the NOA1 letter extends the green-card for 1 year, your employer needs a copy of the NOA1 latter for their records.

[YuAndDan 153]

ok I must have not expressed myself clearly. I know I won't be able to work if I don't remove conditions. What I have on mind is: say I send the paperwork tomorrow, I expect I will not get my GC until Jan. 18th. What are my options for working then ? What do I need to show my employer to prove I can work (if I can). How long before I get NOA ?

And finally where do I sent all that paperwork ? Chicago again ?

Thanks a lot

I-751 directions:

If you live in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia,Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, NewJersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island,Vermont, Virgin Islands, Virginia or West Virginia, mail yourpetition to:

USCIS Vermont Service Center

75 Lower Welden Street

St. Albans, VT 05479-0001

If you live in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina,Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee or Texas, mail yourpetition to:

USCIS Texas Service Center

P.O. Box 850965

Mesquite, TX 75185-0965

If you live in Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii or Nevada,mail your petition to:

USCIS California Service Center

P.O. Box 10751

Laguna Niguel, CA 92607-0751

If you live elsewhere in the United States mail your petition to:

USCIS Nebraska Service Center

P.O. Box 87751

Lincoln, NE 68501-7751

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-751instr.pdf

[Anastassia 0]

Thanks a lot everyone ))

[James 2]

your employer needs a copy of the NOA1 latter for their records.

That's not true. As discussed here, USCIS employer guidelines allow the employee to choose what documentation of employment eligibility to produce from the list of acceptable documents on Form I-9. The NOA1 is not listed. However, an unrestricted social security card and a foreign passport with an I-551 stamp are.

[annelizabeth 1]

your employer needs a copy of the NOA1 latter for their records.

That's not true. As discussed here, USCIS employer guidelines allow the employee to choose what documentation of employment eligibility to produce from the list of acceptable documents on Form I-9. The NOA1 is not listed. However, an unrestricted social security card and a foreign passport with an I-551 stamp are.

Yup, my advice would be to go and get an unrestricted ssn card immediately while you are still in status (if you haven't already done so). I would recommend showing your employer an unrestricted ssn and a state id or drivers license. That way they need never have to check your EAD or green card.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

your employer needs a copy of the NOA1 latter for their records.

That's not true. As discussed here, USCIS employer guidelines allow the employee to choose what documentation of employment eligibility to produce from the list of acceptable documents on Form I-9. The NOA1 is not listed. However, an unrestricted social security card and a foreign passport with an I-551 stamp are.

Yup, my advice would be to go and get an unrestricted ssn card immediately while you are still in status (if you haven't already done so). I would recommend showing your employer an unrestricted ssn and a state id or drivers license. That way they need never have to check your EAD or green card.

Nevertheless, working without a NOA1 in her case would constitute immigration fraud.

[James 2]

your employer needs a copy of the NOA1 latter for their records.

That's not true. As discussed here, USCIS employer guidelines allow the employee to choose what documentation of employment eligibility to produce from the list of acceptable documents on Form I-9. The NOA1 is not listed. However, an unrestricted social security card and a foreign passport with an I-551 stamp are.

Yup, my advice would be to go and get an unrestricted ssn card immediately while you are still in status (if you haven't already done so). I would recommend showing your employer an unrestricted ssn and a state id or drivers license. That way they need never have to check your EAD or green card.

Nevertheless, working without a NOA1 in her case would constitute immigration fraud.

Hardly. As long as she files the I-751 before the expiration of her green card, she will not go out of status, regardless of when she receives the NOA1. So if she is still in-status, even without an NOA1, how can that constitute "immigration fraud"?

Plus she can always get her passport stamped with an I-551 if she needs to.

[KJ79 0]

you guys are scaring me. my GC has expired but i still dont have my NOA (2 yr GC expired on dec 2). i am in limbo. only have the postal receipt showing i sent it in and it was received. am i committing immigration fraud?

your employer needs a copy of the NOA1 latter for their records.

That's not true. As discussed here, USCIS employer guidelines allow the employee to choose what documentation of employment eligibility to produce from the list of acceptable documents on Form I-9. The NOA1 is not listed. However, an unrestricted social security card and a foreign passport with an I-551 stamp are.

Yup, my advice would be to go and get an unrestricted ssn card immediately while you are still in status (if you haven't already done so). I would recommend showing your employer an unrestricted ssn and a state id or drivers license. That way they need never have to check your EAD or green card.

Nevertheless, working without a NOA1 in her case would constitute immigration fraud.

Hardly. As long as she files the I-751 before the expiration of her green card, she will not go out of status, regardless of when she receives the NOA1. So if she is still in-status, even without an NOA1, how can that constitute "immigration fraud"?

Plus she can always get her passport stamped with an I-551 if she needs to.

[KJ79 0]

you guys are scaring me. my GC has expired but i still dont have my NOA (2 yr GC expired on dec 2). i am in limbo. only have the postal receipt showing i sent it in and it was received. am i committing immigration fraud?

edit.... committing immigration fraud by working