Work authorisation

[Grey Wolf 1]

So question: Does one have to wait for the physical Green card to arrive or can one start working legally right away upon arrival? 

 

 

[appleblossom 2,416]

4 hours ago, Grey Wolf said:

So question: Does one have to wait for the physical Green card to arrive or can one start working legally right away upon arrival? 

 

 

You’re a LPR the moment you arrive, once your visa is endorsed that acts as a temporary green card for a year until your plastic one turns up. 

[hplusj 135]

15 hours ago, appleblossom said:

You’re a LPR the moment you arrive, once your visa is endorsed that acts as a temporary green card for a year until your plastic one turns up. 

 

..which visa?

[Melancholic Mage 102]

I have a CR-1/IR-1 visa and this is the case as @appleblossom outlined. My visa inside my passport acts as a temporary endorsement for work until my actual green card arrives in the mail - this can reportedly take up to three months. 

 

Also, you may have other issues before you can work right away. Such as opening a bank account for wages, and getting a driving license and a vehicle to actually commute to said job. But one step at a time! 

[appleblossom 2,416]

1 hour ago, hplusj said:

 

..which visa?

Any immigrant visa. 

[Grey Wolf 1]

22 hours ago, appleblossom said:

You’re a LPR the moment you arrive, once your visa is endorsed that acts as a temporary green card for a year until your plastic one turns up. 

Thank you. 

6 hours ago, Melancholic Mage said:

I have a CR-1/IR-1 visa and this is the case as @appleblossom outlined. My visa inside my passport acts as a temporary endorsement for work until my actual green card arrives in the mail - this can reportedly take up to three months. 

 

Also, you may have other issues before you can work right away. Such as opening a bank account for wages, and getting a driving license and a vehicle to actually commute to said job. But one step at a time! 

Thank you.