Getting G4 visa while AOS/EAD/AP in process

[VilmaF 0]

Hi,

I need advice regarding working and traveling prior getting the work permit. I got a temporary work permit stamp at JFK airport but unfortunately it will expire on December 16. My problem is, I am scheduled for two job interviews next week. The company that I am applying for is an international organization and I believe they need to fill in the vacancy as soon as possible. Looking at my timeline, I dont think that I will get the EAD or AP by this month. I was advised by a friend who worked in that organization that once I got hired, I can apply for G4 visa so that I can work. G4 visa is given to representatives of an international organization (can only be applied in Canada), which means I have to travel out of the country.

Does anyone know if the following are possible?

1. apply G4 visa even I have a K1 visa. Will it have any effect on my AOS application?

2. If I need to go to Canada to apply for G4 visa, can I leave the country without AP (since its still being processed) and enter the country using G4 visa.

3. If AP is needed for me to travel to Canada and to go back to US, can I request to have my Advance Parole expedited?

Appreciate your advice.

Thanks.

[kim&james 0]

If you leave the US without AP you are abandoning your AOS petition and will have to refile for either CR/K3 visa whilst waiting in your country again.

AP is usually only expedited in life and death situations.

You might have to ask a immigration attorney about the effects of another visa with your AOS pending.

[Krikit 1,164]

Application to receive emergency AP is permissable for both personal and business reasons as long as they are bonafide emergencies. I am unfamiliar with the G4 visa, however, it appears there would be a conflict to apply for a non-immigrant work visa once you have submitted an application showing your intent to immigrate. Your EAD should arrive before long. If your potential employer reallly wants to they will hold the position for you. All the best.