Time to resign from the job

[Mrs. Cristiano 42]

Hi all, I know it's a bit out of topic..

 

But I need someone to share me about their own experience about resign/quitting a job when you are the beneficiary of k1 visa. My question is : "When was the exact perfect moment to say goodbye to your job.. In what kind of stage (ex: before noa 2, after noa 2, after noa 1 ?)".

 

Because for me.. it is very hard for me as a secretary of directors to leave even just a day. But in k1 visa I have to leave work for medex and interview which gonna make me have to leave work for two days each. the embassy is in other city than mine. Plus I need 3 months notification prior the time I excatly quit working in my company.

 

Please give me suggestions. Any suggestions and experiences would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[Nitas_man 3,100]

3 months?  Why - you’re permanently emigrating.

Usually notice when the visa’s in the passport is the best strategy.

[Mrs. Cristiano 42]

17 minutes ago, Nitas_man said:

3 months?  Why - you’re permanently emigrating.

Usually notice when the visa’s in the passport is the best strategy.

Yes.. 3 months will be : submitting resign letter to my boss, needs around 2 months for HRD to find the best candidate to replace me, and 1 full month for me to train the new secretary

[Soon To Be Mrs. T 150]

The K-1 Visa is valid for 6 months, give or take.

 

If you give your "three months notice" once the visa is in hand, then your visa will still be valid for about 3 months--depending on when you took your medical examination. However, time in Administrative Processing may require you to take another medical examination.

Edited November 1, 2019 by Soon To Be Mrs. T

[Mrs. Cristiano 42]

4 minutes ago, Soon To Be Mrs. T said:

The K-1 Visa is valid for 6 months, give or take.

 

If you give your "three months notice" once the visa is in hand, then your visa will still be valid for about 3 months--depending on when you took your medical examination. However, time in Administrative Processing may require you to take another medical examination.

Why did u say "depending on when you took your medex" ? is it affecting the visa validity times ?

[Soon To Be Mrs. T 150]

14 minutes ago, Cherry0517 said:

Why did u say "depending on when you took your medex" ? is it affecting the visa validity times ?

Yes, it does. It is why it is recommended to do the medical examination just before the visa interview.

 

There are times when an applicant even has to do the medical examination twice; this is usually when their case is in Administrative Processing for an extended amount of time.

 

"An immigrant visa is usually valid for up to six months from the date of issuance unless your medical examination expires sooner, which may make your visa valid for less than six months."

 

Source: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/interview/after-the-interview.html

Edited November 1, 2019 by Soon To Be Mrs. T

[Mrs. Cristiano 42]

2 minutes ago, Soon To Be Mrs. T said:

Yes, it does. It is why it is recommended to do the medical examination just before the visa interview.

 

There are times when an applicant even has to do the medical examination twice; this is usually when their case is in Administrative Processing for an extended amount of time.

 

"An immigrant visa is usually valid for up to six months from the date of issuance unless your medical examination expires sooner, which may make your visa valid for less than six months."

 

Source: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/interview/after-the-interview.html

And how long the expiry time for the medex result ?

[Soon To Be Mrs. T 150]

6 minutes ago, Cherry0517 said:

And how long the expiry time for the medex result ?

The medical examination results are valid for 12 months but you have to enter the U.S. within the first 6 months.

[carmel34 3,654]

from the NVC website

[Sparkle Sparkle 914]

There is no way around it... Best policy is resign when you have the visa in your passport or after the interview... I would also point out after the interview is risky as so many people still report visas being rejected after AP

[aaron2020 11,651]

"The exact perfect moment to say goodbye to your job" is when you have a K-1 visa in your hands as suggested by the US Embassy.

 

The visa will be valid for 6 months from your medical.  6 months is more time than you need to give 3 months notice to your employer.

 

Quit before getting the K-1 in your hands at your own risk as stated by the US Embassy.   

[implife 318]

14 hours ago, Cherry0517 said:

Yes.. 3 months will be : submitting resign letter to my boss, needs around 2 months for HRD to find the best candidate to replace me, and 1 full month for me to train the new secretary

and why would you care about any of this?

[aaron2020 11,651]

7 minutes ago, implife said:

and why would you care about any of this?

Some people care about their workplace.  They care about their coworkers.  They care to leave on good terms.  

 

Not everybody wants to leave their workplace and coworkers high and dry by leaving suddenly.  

[Mrs. Cristiano 42]

10 minutes ago, implife said:

and why would you care about any of this?

Cause this company makes me improved, gives me a lot of lessons.. the ppl there is my family from 8-5. I guess u will never leave ur family like "Oh, I've got the love of my life bye mom, bye dad" right away

4 minutes ago, aaron2020 said:

Some people care about their workplace.  They care about their coworkers.  They care to leave on good terms.  

 

Not everybody wants to leave their workplace and coworkers high and dry by leaving suddenly.  

Thanks for understanding my point

[Cryssiekins 976]

Personally, I would not do so until you have a visa in your hand bc there are still variables out of your control between the interview approval and actually receiving your passport back.

 

I respect your want to give so much notice, but at the end of the day, if 3 months won’t be possible, you (and your employer) will have to adjust.  I loved my job and my manager was great, but I still opted for only 2 weeks.  
 

If your employer knows you are doing this process, perhaps they could start looking for your replacement closer to your interview date, and have some ideal candidates lined up, and then when you have the visa, they can officially hire someone, and then the overlap is only 1 month for the training   I had a months notice of my interview, so that’s time for them to start looking, and assuming there are no delays in AP, you should have your visa back within 1-2 weeks.