applying for a job while waiting green card.

[angeldan08 0]

Hi Everyone,

Will it be possible to work in America while waiting for the green card?

How long will the green card released upon payment?

Thanks

[Shauneg 762]

You can apply, interview, and do anything but actually work until you get you work authorization card. You need to be upfront with potentila employers though as you're just going to burn bridges if you go through everything without them realizing you cannot work yet.

*Edited Sorry just realized you're CR-1 ....Card is about a monthish at worst.

Edited April 11, 2015 by Shauneg

[Cathi 5,755]

you cannot work until you have a green card or work authorization

[KierenHby 899]

Based on the timeline, OP is potentially in the US and waiting for the physical green card in the mail. IF so, then yes, you can work. The stamp on you passport when you entered the US is proof of your green card and allows you to work.

Your green card should arrive in the mail within 1 or two months.

[angeldan08 0]

Based on the timeline, OP is potentially in the US and waiting for the physical green card in the mail. IF so, then yes, you can work. The stamp on you passport when you entered the US is proof of your green card and allows you to work.

Your green card should arrive in the mail within 1 or two months.

Hello...

what do u mean OP...I'm sorry I'm not familiar with acronyms or abbreviations.

The proof in my passport that I'm holding immigrant visa will not be enough.. 1 month or 2 months will be a long wait for me to get a job.

Really wanted to work as soon as I get to US as aside from wanting to have my own income, it will also ease my boredom.

Thanks/angie

[Shauneg 762]

Hello...

what do u mean OP...I'm sorry I'm not familiar with acronyms or abbreviations.

The proof in my passport that I'm holding immigrant visa will not be enough.. 1 month or 2 months will be a long wait for me to get a job.

Really wanted to work as soon as I get to US as aside from wanting to have my own income, it will also ease my boredom.

Thanks/angie

OP is original poster. The card should be at the address you requested about a month after you've paid......whether or not you're there yet.

[KierenHby 899]

"..The proof in my passport that I'm holding immigrant visa will not be enough.."

Says who?

[spousewaitingvisa 39]

Hello...

what do u mean OP...I'm sorry I'm not familiar with acronyms or abbreviations.

The proof in my passport that I'm holding immigrant visa will not be enough.. 1 month or 2 months will be a long wait for me to get a job.

Really wanted to work as soon as I get to US as aside from wanting to have my own income, it will also ease my boredom.

Thanks/angie

Incorrect! You can work right away after I-551 annotation appeared on your passport at the time of your entry.

See the LIST A (number 3) on the last page of I-9 form:

http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-9.pdf

Hope this helps. Good luck!

Edited April 11, 2015 by spousewaitingvisa

[Shauneg 762]

"..The proof in my passport that I'm holding immigrant visa will not be enough.."

Says who?

https://www.uc.edu/international/services/permanent_residence/marriage_to_citizen/faq.html

After the interview, do I get my green card?

Your passport will be stamped as proof of permanent residency for travel, work, etc. The actual laminated "Permanent Resident" green card will be issued separately, but your permanent residency starts as of the original approval date

http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Outreach/Notes%20from%20Previous%20Engagements/AILAAgendaVerDivApril2014FINAL.pdf

Expiration Date for Immigrant Visa Holders with I-551 Stamp. The M-274 Handbook for Employers explains on page 13, that an employer may accept a valid foreign passport with either a temporary I-551 stamp or a machine readable immigrant visa (MRIV), and directs the employer to “reverify when the stamp or MRIV expires, or one year after the issue date if the stamp or MRIV does not contain an expiration date.”1 However, pages 57-58 state, “The temporary Form I-551 MRIV is evidence of permanent residence for one year from the date of admission.” In the attached example, a conditional permanent resident was admitted in CR-1 status on 12/31/2013, with an immigrant visa that was issued on 12/9/2013 that expires on 4/24/2014. The face of the MRIV states “upon endorsement serves as temporary I-551 evidencing permanent residence for 1 year.”

Incorrect! You can work right away after I-551 annotation appeared on your passport at the time of your entry.

See the LIST A (number 3) on the last page of I-9 form:

http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-9.pdf

Hope this helps. Good luck!

Your reference is much better than mine....

[NikLR 13,227]

~~moved to moving here and your new life from IR1/CR1 process and procedures as topic is not about the IR1/CR1 process~~

If you have an immigrant visa (IR1 for example since this is what you have on your profile) you can work as soon as you have an SSN. Technically you can work before that, because you can get one, but you likely will have a hard time getting a job or getting paid until you have an SSN.

Your endorsed visa turns into a temporary green card valid for 1 year after entry. Go ahead and look for work after you arrive. You do not need the hard copy green card.