Puzzled

[BermyCat 1]

Here's a puzzling question. Is is possible to work for a Bermudian company remotely without an EAD?

My boss asked if I would be willing to do some projects that can be done over VPN while I wait to be able to get a job. I haven't the foggiest idea if this is something I'd get in trouble for.

~ Catherine

[meez 0]

Here's a puzzling question. Is is possible to work for a Bermudian company remotely without an EAD?

My boss asked if I would be willing to do some projects that can be done over VPN while I wait to be able to get a job. I haven't the foggiest idea if this is something I'd get in trouble for.

~ Catherine

You cannot work in the USA end of story. You cannot volunteer either!

Sorry if I seem abrupt but I have been waiting almost 5 months for my ead and have been given the same abrupt answers.

[YuAndDan 153]

Yes, it is the same thing as if you were visiting the USA and did some work for your employer back home, the company is NOT US based, and you are NOT a US resident yet.

Here's a puzzling question. Is is possible to work for a Bermudian company remotely without an EAD?

My boss asked if I would be willing to do some projects that can be done over VPN while I wait to be able to get a job. I haven't the foggiest idea if this is something I'd get in trouble for.

~ Catherine

You cannot work in the USA end of story. You cannot volunteer either!

Sorry if I seem abrupt but I have been waiting almost 5 months for my ead and have been given the same abrupt answers.

They are NOT a resident, and are NOT working for a US employer. Edited October 6, 2008 by YuAndDan

[Johnnie J 0]

Thats a BIG! nono!

You can't work at all, unless you have an EAD.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

You cannot work for an American employer in the US without an EAD. Many Canadians have continued to work for their Canadian employers through online/distance work while waiting for their AOS to be processed or while crossing back into Canada daily to work while on a K-3. There is actually an option on the Affidavit of Support that allows the applicant to self-sponsor if the source of income is going to be the same after PR status in the US as before - in other words that their employment source continues. It does not specify between American and non- American sourced income.

And yes, you CAN volunteer while you are waiting for your EAD. You cannot volunteer at a job for which you could normally be paid or that someone else would be paid, but you can do honest volunteer work which would normally not be paid to anyone. I volunteered and I know a number of other VJers have volunteered waiting for EADs to be processed.

The EAD is to protect American jobs. The US does not have say over who a foreign employer can hire outside of the US, especially if the employment is a continuation of existing employment and does not take a job away from an American. Keeping on working for your former employer does not take a job away from an American.

There is a lot of controversy over this particular situation and some will tell you that you cannot work at all; I just know that there have been many Canadians who have continued to work for their Canadian employers - some at a distance and some by travelling back and forth to Canada while on a K-3 waiting for their AOS to process. None of them have had any problems.

Edited October 6, 2008 by Kathryn41

[Shakil 4]

Excellent answer Kathryn41, it is very true

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

My attorney told us that its fine.

[Sy_ 0]

My attorney told us that its fine.

Hey Sousuke,

Did you do it and was it fine?

I'm coming up against the same issue very soon.

Thanks,

S