Employee sponsorship while on k1

[tcovington 175]

Has anyone heard if you can get employer sponsorship once you’re in the US on k1, but before adjustment of status and ead request has been submitted? A coworker of mine said her sister and brother in law did this and I’m wondering how accurate this is/was. Any information would be helpful. 

[Redheadguy03 505]

You're already sponsored by your fiance. You can't get employee sponsored too. 

 

You can get a job offer and try to expedite your EAD, but that's not sponsorship. 

[Ben&Zian 4,398]

Would think it would be about same amount of time anyways for the sponsorships or EAD... so.. kind of pointless... and like above, don't think you can do both anyways.

[Boiler 45,559]

If the K1 does not work out an Employer sponsoring you is certainly an option,

[Russ&Caro 1,549]

4 minutes ago, Boiler said:

If the K1 does not work out an Employer sponsoring you is certainly an option,

Boiler, does this mean the person who enters on a k1 can adjust status within the US through an employer, i.e. through employer sponsorship?

Edited February 26, 2018 by Russ&Caro

[tcovington 175]

17 minutes ago, Redheadguy03 said:

You're already sponsored by your fiance. You can't get employee sponsored too. 

 

You can get a job offer and try to expedite your EAD, but that's not sponsorship. 

So he can apply for jobs now. Even without his ead?

[tcovington 175]

14 minutes ago, Ben&Zian said:

Would think it would be about same amount of time anyways for the sponsorships or EAD... so.. kind of pointless... and like above, don't think you can do both anyways.

Right now it’s almost 4 months for ead and then  apply. He has a position lined up now, but we aren’t sure what to do about it

[Ben&Zian 4,398]

2 minutes ago, tcovington said:

Right now it’s almost 4 months for ead and then  apply. He has a position lined up now, but we aren’t sure what to do about it

 

If he has a job offer, he can take that and use it to expedite the EAD... if you're at 4 months now probably almost finished processing now anyways though.

 

[Boiler 45,559]

8 minutes ago, Russ&Caro said:

Boiler, does this mean the person who enters on a k1 can adjust status within the US through an employer, i.e. through employer sponsorship?

They would interview at their local Consulate.

[tcovington 175]

12 minutes ago, Ben&Zian said:

 

If he has a job offer, he can take that and use it to expedite the EAD... if you're at 4 months now probably almost finished processing now anyways though.

 

My apologizes. I think we’re on two different things. We haven’t put in for the ead or the aos yet. He just came into the country a week ago and we have a few days after applying for license before we can use it. He has been offered a job and we don’t know if he can take it with out an ead.  The wait we see for the ead is 4 months. So we’ve trying to figure out options as far as work is concerned where we don’t screw up the aos, nor does he lose job offer. 

[Ben&Zian 4,398]

Just now, tcovington said:

My apologizes. I think we’re on two different things. We haven’t put in for the ead or the aos yet. He just came into the country a week ago and we have a few days after applying for license before we can use it. He has been offered a job and we don’t know if he can take it with out an ead.  The wait we see for the ead is 4 months. So we’ve trying to figure out options as far as work is concerned where we don’t screw up the aos, nor does he lose job offer. 

 

Well again... you can marry, file for AOS, when you file you expedite using the job offer. Don't know how long it would cut down the wait... but again even having this company 'sponsor' him still would take time to process... and you are trying to adjust for a GC, not a work visa... so would just stay the course as originally planned. Not the only job out there I'm sure anyways.

[Boiler 45,559]

How long will they wait?

[Chris Duffy 1,257]

1 hour ago, tcovington said:

So he can apply for jobs now. Even without his ead?

I was always told if you were working for a Non US company and you were working for them before you filed for EAD you could keep working for them without EAD

[belinda63 3,038]

The logistics and time required for him to obtain a work sponsorship would not be any faster than waiting for the EAD from AOS.

Is the employer willing to hire an attorney and pay the fees to sponsor him?

[geowrian 22,337]

19 hours ago, Russ&Caro said:

Boiler, does this mean the person who enters on a k1 can adjust status within the US through an employer, i.e. through employer sponsorship?

No, they would still need to interview abroad instead.

 

19 hours ago, tcovington said:

So he can apply for jobs now. Even without his ead?

Yes. You can apply for jobs prior to having work authorization. That said, you cannot perform any work (even volunteer), and some employers may be reluctant to offer a job to somebody without the ability to work yet...just be sure to explain the situation to them and that there is a wait before you will be eligible to work. If they're understanding, fantastic (and many area still IMHO).

 

If you get a firm job offer, you can request an expedite for the EAD. That said, I've seen a number of expedites due to a job offer still taking months at this point. YMMV.

Edited February 27, 2018 by geowrian