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I’m a k1 holder and I’m in the US. I married my spouse within the 90 days. My lawyer filed concurrent i-485 with “ I-130 “ In addition to i-765 and i-131. I saw people posting that k1 holders don’t need to file i-130. My pd is March, 31. My status is “ Case was received and a receipt notice was sent “. I don’t prefer withdrawing the process and wait again. I didn’t even have my work permit. What do you think guys ? I called my lawyer and they said they know how things work and just relax!

Background: I recently received my EAD and SSN after applying for AOS from K1. My EAD is valid for 2 years and can be renewed. AOS is in progress and could be another 1-2 years before getting my conditional green card. I applied for a position with a Fortune 5 company, and marked that I’m legally authorized to work and do NOT need sponsorship (I’m only mentioning Fortune status because I believe top companies should be well versed in immigration legal stuff). During my interview, the hiring manager said he liked me and will asked the recruiter to close the position and make an offer. The position was removed from online an hour after the interview and the recruiter called with the verbal offer. However, she said she needs to know what visa I came in on so she can confirm with the legal team that the offer can be officially extended. I told her K1 and she said she wasn’t familiar with it, but that she will let legal know and also tell them I have the EAD through marriage based AOS. But it was implied they are not willing to sponsor now or in the future (and she noted the EAD has an expiration date). Question 1: On job applications they ask, “Are you legally authorized to work?”. Then they ask a SECOND question, “Will you now or in the future require sponsorship?” —Based on my current status (pending K1 based AOS), what should my answer have been for the SECOND question? Question 2: I’m confident either my green card will be approved before EAD expires, or my EAD will be renewed without issue, so I don’t believe I will require sponsorship in the future. But how do corporate employers see this (are K1 EADs a risk)? Question 3: Is it likely they will decide to no longer extend the offer because I’m K1 EAD and don’t have a green card yet? (I couldn’t find a previous thread that clearly answered my above questions, so sorry if this was already answered somewhere. I do believe this will help me and others with managing employment expectations).