Hi everyone, I had a few general questions regarding Work Authorization after my fiancee receives her K-1 visa:

1) IS SHE ALLOWED TO WORK IN US ONLY AFTER WE GET MARRIED?
OR CAN SHE WORK BEFORE THE MARRIAGE TOO.
2) WILL SHE WILL BE GRANTED A WORK AUTHORIZATION OR WORK PERMIT @ THE AIRPORT.
3) WHAT DO WE HAVE TO APPLY FOR TO GET HER A WORK PERMIT
4) HOW LONG DOES IT NORMALLY TAKE TO GET A WORK PERMIT & CAN SHE STILL WORK BY THE TIME HER WORK PERMITT IS IN PROCESS.

Thank you!

1. She can work before getting married as long as she has an EAD. But I'm not sure it's worth applying for one before AOS (see the guides).
2. Nobody knows for sure.
3. See: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;page=k1k3ead

Lou:

1. She will allowed to work after you're married, only if you apply for an EAD with your AOS.

2. It depends on which POE you come into the US. I believe JFK is the only POE stamping work authorization on passports. I went through Miami, and forgot to ask for my EAD (in case they gave it) but when I arrived in Pittsburgh, we had an infopass, where we asked which were the next steps, and about the work authorization that is 'supposed' to be granted with your K1. In my case, they issued the temp work permit which is only valid until your I-94 expires (90 days), though, other venezuelans in other cities tried to do this, and it was not possible for them.

3. When you file your AOS (I-485), you should also fill the Work Authorization form (I-765) and the Travel Permit (I-131). All the documentation necessary for this are included in the guidelines here in VJ).

4. Work permits are being processed supposedly between 60 and 120 days. But if you have not have a response after the 90th day your petition was received, you can request an infopass for a walk-in EAD (interim EAD).

Hope this helps ...

(at least I replied faster than by email).

Good luck!

Aren't the answers the same as last time you asked?
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...c=36966&hl=

Apology if that's not you/your partner.

Thanks for the responses everyone!

I don't know if you want to bother with the work authorization and travel documents. In our case we applied to Adjustment of Status along with the work authorization and travel documents. We received the work permit and approval of advanced parole three weeks before our green card interview. They confiscated the work permit at the interview and the travel documents became unnecessary with the approval of her green card.

Check the time of processing each of these forms at your local USCIS office.

Mew,

Not quite. A K1 can work until the I-94 expires as long as they have applied for the EAD. If a job is at hand, it may very well be worth applying for an (a)(6) EAD immediately, before marriage and AOS, because it is not necessary to have the EAD in hand until 90 days after starting work.

Yodrak