I need an immediate job

[MFU 0]

I came into the U.S six months ago with an R1 visa, now I just left the organization I came in with and moved to Texas, problem now is that I can't get a job because my SS states that I can work only with DHS authorization and my visa petition states I can only work with the petitioner whom like I said in the beginning that I have left. I really need a job fast because I have been living off people and they're bound to get tired soon. Please advise me on how best to get a job or sort myself out.

[jaycali 415]

First of all, your R-1 visa is a non-immigrant visa. It was granted on the basis that you work for said employer. It was not granted because you wanted to work in the US, but because a US employer/religious organization needed you to work for them in the US.

I don't know enough about R-1 visas to give you the legal framework around your current situation - That is, I don't know if your R-1 status hinges on the organization that hired you, if another religious organization can legally sponsor you for the same status, or if you need to leave and get a new visa based on the new employer.

What I do know is that your DHS work authorization is based on you working for a religious organization, and that you will not be able to work legally unless the employer can successfully sponsor you.

I would get a consultation with an attorney who is experienced with R-1 visas. If your R-1 status is limited to the sponsoring organization only, your only options are to get re-hired with them, or leave the country. If you can work with any religious organization, you need to find one willing to sponsor you, or leave the country. If you stay and work without DHS authorization, it will come back to haunt you later, as you will be subject to deportation and not be eligible for any new visas for a long, long time, if ever.

Edited January 13, 2013 by Jay Jay

[jaycali 415]

PS. I realize that you are in a tough spot, but unfortunately I cannot help you find a job - I can only give you advice based on the legal aspects of your status in the US.

[spn1025 38]

Nonimmigrant temporary workers (whether on an R-1, H-1B, or other status) do not receive any grace period in applying for an extension of status based on new employment. They are expected to depart the U.S. when their authorized purpose has ended. That said, there is a provision that permits a nonimmigrant in the U.S. to file an untimely extension request. You should consult with an experienced immigration lawyer that has done this for clients and can advise you regarding the criteria and the alternative procedures (such as departing and returning with a new R-1 visa).

Found this online. Good luck, but your best bet is to leave the country and re-apply again, although it won't be for at least another 2 years for the R-1, since they have this requirement:

"To qualify, the foreign national must have been a member of a religious denomination having a bona fide non-profit religious organization in the United States for at least 2 years immediately preceding the filing of the petition."

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

You are here illegally. You need to go home. You are asking on how to get an illegal job. Seems an odd request from someone on an Religious visa...

[together4evr 360]

Can he filr asylum if his country is danger or if he is a christian in a muslim country?

We need to know why you cannot go home

[jaycali 415]

Can he filr asylum if his country is danger or if he is a christian in a muslim country?We need to know why you cannot go home

Anyone can file for asylum if they're in serious danger of being killed, tortured, wrongly imprisoned or otherwise subject to extreme cruelty. If being Christian in a Muslim country would subject him/her to that, yes. If not, no. But that is taking this thread to a whole other level.

Edited January 13, 2013 by Jay Jay

[Kathryn41 3,205]

As the OP has already received the appropriate advice from our members, and as it is against the Terms of Service for Visa Journey for anyone to suggest or promote illegal immigration activities - such as advising the OP how he can stay in the US and work illegally - I am closing this thread to further discussion.