Employment on entering the US

[JLN7124 0]

Dear All,

Thankyou very much for your help so far everything has gone well my fiance has his visa and will be arriving in a few months. We are now just wondering whether it is worth him coming into JFK to obtain a temporary work visa. As far as we can work out this is the only worthwile way to start working before obtaining adjustment of status. This work authorization will run out when his I94 runs out. There will be a period of time when he cannot work because he is waiting for AOS. Has anyone ever been denied work authorization at JFK and is there anyway to continuously work if you are waiting for AOS to clear.

Thanks very much for your time.

[zyggy 9]

Dear All,

Thankyou very much for your help so far everything has gone well my fiance has his visa and will be arriving in a few months. We are now just wondering whether it is worth him coming into JFK to obtain a temporary work visa. As far as we can work out this is the only worthwile way to start working before obtaining adjustment of status. This work authorization will run out when his I94 runs out. There will be a period of time when he cannot work because he is waiting for AOS. Has anyone ever been denied work authorization at JFK and is there anyway to continuously work if you are waiting for AOS to clear.

Thanks very much for your time.

It is my opinion that the temporary EAD that is given at JFK is worthless as the employment authorization associated with the K-1 status is only in effect for the duration of that status, or 90 days from entry. One is not employment authorized between that time and the date that the EAD is issued. Therefore, there will always be a gap where one is not employment authorized.

No employer, other than extremely temporary employment is going to hire anyone with only 90 days of employment authorization. If you are going to search for a job during that period, you should be extremely up front about how much time that you are authorized to be employed. You would be better served to save and prepare yourselves for as much as 4 to 6 months without employment depending on when you file the I-485 and I-765 and how long it will take the NBC to issue your EAD.

[john_and_marlene 162]

Dear All,

Thankyou very much for your help so far everything has gone well my fiance has his visa and will be arriving in a few months. We are now just wondering whether it is worth him coming into JFK to obtain a temporary work visa. As far as we can work out this is the only worthwile way to start working before obtaining adjustment of status. This work authorization will run out when his I94 runs out. There will be a period of time when he cannot work because he is waiting for AOS. Has anyone ever been denied work authorization at JFK and is there anyway to continuously work if you are waiting for AOS to clear.

Thanks very much for your time.

It is my opinion that the temporary EAD that is given at JFK is worthless as the employment authorization associated with the K-1 status is only in effect for the duration of that status, or 90 days from entry. One is not employment authorized between that time and the date that the EAD is issued. Therefore, there will always be a gap where one is not employment authorized.

No employer, other than extremely temporary employment is going to hire anyone with only 90 days of employment authorization. If you are going to search for a job during that period, you should be extremely up front about how much time that you are authorized to be employed. You would be better served to save and prepare yourselves for as much as 4 to 6 months without employment depending on when you file the I-485 and I-765 and how long it will take the NBC to issue your EAD.

There is a local Manpower office here that provides day labor (usually landscaping work ... mowing/weedeating/etc) a day at a time. Once registered, you show up early in the morning and are paid at the end of the day ... no long-term comittment. The pay isn't great, but some people might really need the money.