Working with K1 visa and during AOS

[drogbi 2]

Please tell me if I understood everything :

- I can work with my K1 visa as soon as I have a Social Security Card.

- As soon as I'm getting married, I can't work until I have my Green Card and so I have to wait for at less 3 months.

Is that correct ?

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

No, you cannot work with your K-1 visa at all. Your Social Security card does not give authorization to work.

After you get married, you will apply for Adjustment of Status (AOS) and as a part of that package you will apply for a temporary work permission, called EAD (Employment Authorization Document). The EAD takes around 3 months, maybe less, and once you get your GC, you don't need the EAD anymore. The GC gives you authorization to work.

You may have read that K-1 is work authorized, and it is not. Technically, you may apply for work authorization (an EAD) based on your K-1 visa, but it will expire when your I-94 does. Since your I-94 will be valid for 3 months, and the EAD takes about 3 months to process, you might get your K-1 EAD a few days before it expires. In other words, it's basically useless.

So enter on K-1, get SSN, get married, apply for AOS with an EAD, and once you get that EAD you can work. The EAD you get based on pending AOS is good for a year, and you will get your GC before then. Don't plan on working before marriage at all, and for about 3 months after you apply for AOS.

Good luck.

[happyme'11 3]

Please tell me if I understood everything :

- I can work with my K1 visa as soon as I have a Social Security Card.

- As soon as I'm getting married, I can't work until I have my Green Card and so I have to wait for at less 3 months.

Is that correct ?

Answers:

1. You can NOT work with ur K1 visa--it's not for employment . Even if u have ur SS card u will still be given the "NON-AUTHORIZED TO WORK" type of SS card which means u can NOT work.

The only way u can legally work here is if u have the EAD or the Employment Authorization Card if u apply for it or wait till u get ur green card which will allow u to work.

It's not 3 months my dear. After u get married it depends on how long u gonna Adjust your status then u will figure out when to get ur green card and when u can work.

[drogbi 2]

Thanks for reply