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Ivan Ivanov   6

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Bulgaria
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Hey guys, I hope I'm writing in the correct forum section. 

 

So I met my current wife 4 years ago while working as a lifeguard in my summer off during college with J1 visa. Then i kept returning for the next two summers. Besides lifeguarding i was giving swimming lessons with the company i was working with. 

Since I came now with a K1 and everything was going fine and smooth, we filed in the beginning of April for AOS,EAD,AP and everything is pending at the moment.

In the the beginning of the summer i met some of the parents of kids i used to give swim lesssons to before, and they wished me to continue doing that privately for some payhment and I agreed. They have been paying me for each lesson through PayPal and then i was transferring the amount to my american bank account i opened upon arrival. 

 

My concern is if that is considered illegal and can it affect in a negative way either my green card interview or if I decide to expedite my EAD, since it has been so long already and I need to start an actual job due to financial loss. 

 

Thank you! 

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geowrian Grand Master

geowrian   22,337

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Philippines
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Yes, it would likely be considered unauthorized work.

It is not a bar for AOS as the spouse of a USC. But it must be disclosed to avoid any sort of misrepresentation.

The unauthorized work is not reason for expedite, but a job offer from elsewhere should be cause (no guarantees of success or timelines).

Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

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Dashinka   24,493

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10 minutes ago, Ivan Ivanov said:

Hey guys, I hope I'm writing in the correct forum section. 

 

So I met my current wife 4 years ago while working as a lifeguard in my summer off during college with J1 visa. Then i kept returning for the next two summers. Besides lifeguarding i was giving swimming lessons with the company i was working with. 

Since I came now with a K1 and everything was going fine and smooth, we filed in the beginning of April for AOS,EAD,AP and everything is pending at the moment.

In the the beginning of the summer i met some of the parents of kids i used to give swim lesssons to before, and they wished me to continue doing that privately for some payhment and I agreed. They have been paying me for each lesson through PayPal and then i was transferring the amount to my american bank account i opened upon arrival. 

 

My concern is if that is considered illegal and can it affect in a negative way either my green card interview or if I decide to expedite my EAD, since it has been so long already and I need to start an actual job due to financial loss. 

 

Thank you! 

This does not sound kosher.  I agree with @geowrian, disclose it, don't try to hide it, but I would also end it.

Edited by Bill & Katya

Visa Received : 2014-04-04 (K1 - see timeline for details)

US Entry : 2014-09-12

POE: Detroit

Marriage : 2014-09-27

I-765 Approved: 2015-01-09

I-485 Interview: 2015-03-11

I-485 Approved: 2015-03-13

Green Card Received: 2015-03-24 Yeah!!!

I-751 ROC Submitted: 2016-12-20

I-751 NOA Received:  2016-12-29

I-751 Biometrics Appt.:  2017-01-26

I-751 Interview:  2018-04-10

I-751 Approved:  2018-05-04

N400 Filed:  2018-01-13

N400 Biometrics:  2018-02-22

N400 Interview:  2018-04-10

N400 Approved:  2018-04-10

Oath Ceremony:  2018-06-11 - DONE!!!!!!!

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Crazy Cat Grand Master

Crazy Cat   41,845

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Unauthorized work.......you are taking work away from US citizens and those authorized for employment in the US.

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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Crazy Cat   41,845

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3 minutes ago, Ivan Ivanov said:

It has been more as a friendly agreement between each other,

Work for pay is work.......working prior to having a valid employment Authorization document is not legal.

"The US immigration process requires a great deal of knowledge, planning, time, patience, and a significant amount of money.  It is quite a journey!"

- Some old child of the 50's & 60's on his laptop 

 

Senior Master Sergeant, US Air Force- Retired (after 20+ years)- Missile Systems Maintenance & Titan 2 ICBM Launch Crew Duty (200+ Alert tours)

Registered Nurse- Retired- I practiced in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Home Health, Adolescent Psych, & Adult Psych.

IT Professional- Retired- Web Site Design, Hardware Maintenance, Compound Pharmacy Software Trainer, On-site go live support, Database Manager, App Designer.

______________________________________

In summary, it took 13 months for approval of the CR-1.  It took 44 months for approval of the I-751.  It took 4 months for approval of the N-400.   It took 172 days from N-400 application to Oath Ceremony.   It took 6 weeks for Passport, then 7 additional weeks for return of wife's Naturalization Certificate.. 
 

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