working before Green Card question

[ttigiras 5]

I hope this will be a dumb question, but my K-1 wife seems to think it isn't.

 

We have filed for the AOS including work permit in February. My wife wants to get a job as a Certified Nursing Assistant before getting the work visa. She has found two places that would hire her without the work visa. I'm of the opinion that working for them would harm her chances of getting her Green Card if found out. I'm of the opinion that if they found out (and I would think they would since she would be paid with her SSN and her earnings would be reported to the IRS), that it would create serious problems getting her Green Card. What is your opinion?

Thanks.

 

[Boiler 45,497]

With a K1 she is not authorised to work until she obtains her EAD.

[Rearviewmirror 397]

If she gets a job offer she can expedite the EAD but only after she has done biometrics.

[ttigiras 5]

I'm guessing that she couldn't work until her expedite request was approved?

[Boiler 45,497]

Until she has her EAD in hand.

[mushroomspore 3,044]

9 minutes ago, ttigiras said:

I'm guessing that she couldn't work until her expedite request was approved?

Not until she has the physical EAD card in her hand to present to her employer(s). But if a place is willing to hire someone without the proper documentation, I'd be wary of becoming their employee.

[Joyoussinger 1,425]

13 minutes ago, ttigiras said:

I'm guessing that she couldn't work until her expedite request was approved?

Right,   When the expedite request is approved and the EAD is issued.

[neca 166]

If your wife isn't willing to trust the statements of random people on the internet, maybe she'll trust a random site on the internet:

https://www.boundless.com/immigration-resources/working-in-the-united-states-while-waiting-for-your-green-card/

 

 

Or the official word:
https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/information-for-employers-and-employees/employer-information/employment-authorization

 

Until she has her greencard (proving her LPR status), she needs the EAD in order to work.

Edited April 16, 2021 by neca
found the USCIS site

[ttigiras 5]

24 minutes ago, mushroomspore said:

Not until she has the physical EAD card in her hand to present to her employer(s). But if a place is willing to hire someone without the proper documentation, I'd be wary of becoming their employee.

my feelings exactly!