Employment stamp on K1 VISA

[Wigton 0]

Can anyone please clarify the employment situation when you receive a K1 Visa. I have heard that when you go through immigration at the airport you land in, in the US, you can ask the immigration officer to stamp your passport for employment rights. This then allows you to work legally on a temporary basis. I have also heard that by flying into New York, they are more likely to grant you your temporary employment request.

Can anyone just confirm is this is correct or just a myth

Thank you

[CarlaM 0]

My POE will be JFK because I want the EA stamp. Im not sure about the rest.

Here you will find more info about it: http://www.k1poelist.com/

[britty 1]

Its not always guaranteed and to my knowledge most other POE's do not offer this.

[featherB 1]

It's not just a myth, no - if your POE is New York's JFK airport (ie if you land at La Guardia or Newark, you're out of luck) and you're coming in on a K-1 visa, you *should* get the temporary employment authorisation stamp on your I-94. You don't need to do anything special or apply for it, it's just part of the processing they do there, although if you're not sure they've given you the stamp, it can't hurt to ask. I flew into JFK a few weeks ago, and I got the stamp, without asking.

JFK does seem to be the only POE that gives the EA stamp on a regular basis - if you have any other POE but JFK, you almost certainly won't get it, although it does seem that there is at least one other POE (ugh, I forget which, but check that POE list site and you should find them) that might sporadically give the EA stamp out. Oh, another thing... even with JFK, it's not a guarantee - they could stop giving out the stamp at any time! (Just as a warning...)