Hello everyone!
Earlier last year, I dropped down to a per diem position at my 12-year-old job to work at another full-time contract job that paid significantly more. After the contract was ended, I applied for another contract job, but nothing was available anymore. I was able to keep my employment at my old job by picking up the required shift. By the end of last year, I was back working full-time hours at my old job, still as a per diem employee. After getting our NOA2, I knew that I needed a permanent job soon in order to provide proof of a stable income.
I am planning on taking a part-time position at my old job due to the fact that I will be able to earn more this way. My position would be part-time, but I will be picking up full-time hours plus OT. I also get health insurance benefits for being a part-time employee. But I am worried that we might end up being asked for a co-sponsor because of my part-time position. I'm already close to meeting the 100% poverty guidelines this year for a two-person household, and I'm above the 125% poverty guidelines from the last 3 years. I am confident that I will be over the 125% poverty guidelines this year too. Being employed by the company for the last 12 years should also be good enough proof that I did have a stable income. I have been working more than my full-time hours on this job for years, and I plan to keep doing it. I spoke to my manager, and she said that she would even write a statement for me saying that I do work full-time hours as a part-time employee. I have yet to talk to HR about the employment letter and am hoping they'll also make the same statement. Of course, I would be providing a current six-month paystub for the interview day. I've never been married and have no children. It's only going to be me and my fiancée.
Does the petitioner really required to have a full-time job position? What is everyone's opinion on this?
Hi @Mike E It would be 24 hours a week, and we get paid for our lunch break, so 25. I calculated it. It's at 150% as part-time with no extra shifts. However, my plan is to work more than 80 hours biweekly as a part-time employee. We've been understaffed since the pandemic, so 80 hours are guaranteed. I would prefer a part-time position because, after working 24 hours a week, I would get an incentive for picking up an extra shift. Even my manager suggested it because I would be earning more that way. But if the CO will be focusing on my current job position and not the hours that I worked or my current paycheck and current annual income, I should probably just go full time because I'd rather not have a delay on our case.