work Capacity to work during my transition to the US?

[Boiler 43,433]

It is complicated, many previous threads on the subject.

[JFH 12,189]

OP, if work is important to you either for financial or personal reasons, then I must point out you are on the wrong visa path. The spouse visa will allow you to work the very day you arrive here. No restrictions whatsoever. I fail to see what advantage anyone with a career from a VWP country would see in the K-1 visa from a work and finance perspective. Many are immediately scared off the spousal visa path because they see the processing time and run a mile without seeing what advantages a few extra months of processing can get you. 

 

If you haven't already filed yet, take time to re-consider the pros AND cons of your options. 

 

 

 

Edited August 13, 2017 by JFH

[GreatDane 366]

I should also point out that as you are going the permanent residence route with a K1, you will have to declare foreign income. While it is a grey area, I would avoid it like the plague. When in doubt, the money isn't worth compromising your lifelong visa status and restarting the process in a new country.

[Boiler 43,433]

As long as Uncle Sam Gets his tax all is good.

[caliliving 606]

It's a grey area. I worked 2 years unauthorised and it was forgiven at the green card interview. In fact, as much as people here want to dispute it, my unauthorized work wasn't even brought up at the interview so it was a non issue. 

[Suss&Camm 2,213]

13 hours ago, Boiler said:

It is complicated, many previous threads on the subject.

Sure but my question was in regards to what you meant specifically about the K1. I know that I was work authorized, which is why you can get an SSN in the first place. But DHS still require you to have the EAD to work. It's two different rule books, that's it. I have read many of those threads that you're talking about and did a lot of research on it. The issue of whether a K1 can work without an EAD is not complicated - per DHS they need the document. Whether it practically makes a difference if they still do is another story. In the case where someone is self-employed, like the OP, having the EAD doesn't matter for practically being able to work, I get that. Put law and practicality are different things

 

7 hours ago, caliliving said:

It's a grey area. I worked 2 years unauthorised and it was forgiven at the green card interview. In fact, as much as people here want to dispute it, my unauthorized work wasn't even brought up at the interview so it was a non issue. 

That's normally not disputed. It's well known and often referenced - unauthorized work is forgiven for spouses of USC.

Edited August 13, 2017 by Suss&Camm

[NikLR 13,220]

@Suss&Camm Boiler is often cryptic with comments.  I believe you're supposed to extrapolate meaning due to their purposeful brevity. 

[Suss&Camm 2,213]

16 hours ago, NikLR said:

@Suss&Camm Boiler is often cryptic with comments.  I believe you're supposed to extrapolate meaning due to their purposeful brevity. 

He meant, go read the threads, which I have - but saying it's complicated offering no explanation isn't really helpful.

It's like when ppl say "quantum physics is a mystery" - it's not, you just need to research it to understand it.

I did the research - that's why I'm questioning what the complicated part is.

 

But thanks for the interpretation I have noticed that. 

Edited August 14, 2017 by Suss&Camm

[Boiler 43,433]

Has been covered in depth so many times before why go through it again? Would not a Physicist research prior studies before postulating on Quantum Physics.

[NikLR 13,220]

1 minute ago, Boiler said:

Has been covered in depth so many times before why go through it again? Would not a Physicist research prior studies before postulating on Quantum Physics.

Thankfully immigration is a great deal less complicated than quantum physics.  😁  studying shouldn't be too difficult for the average joe. 

[Boiler 43,433]

You would have thought.

 

[goodlulck52 69]

On 8/13/2017 at 2:25 AM, DavidofLondon said:

Hello, I'd like to know if I am able to work in any capacity during the K-1 Visa Transitioning phase, Here are my questions:

1. After first moving to the US, can I still work for UK clients prior to gaining marriage/green card status, during the transitioning phase?
2. Is there any capacity that I can work for myself, selling digital content online, prior to gaining marriage/green card status, during the transitioning phase? 
3. After marriage, how long have you generally had to wait, before you have been able to work?

Thank you for any responses that may shed some light.

One way to get an official response might be to send USCIS an expedite request for the ead on the basis that you have a job in the UK and not taking it would imply large financial loss.

 

USCIS has two choices:

 

If they approved the expedition, great, you will get ead soon.

 

If they rejected the expedition, great, this might imply you do not need ead to work for a UK company.

 

How does this sound?

 

[Suss&Camm 2,213]

10 hours ago, Boiler said:

You would have thought.

 

My question to you was if there is something SPECIFIC outside of what has been mentioned that is on your mind when you say it's "complicated". Since I have done thorough research I was wondering if there was something you had found that I hadn't. If you don't want to answer that's fine, but don't try to make it look like I'm the lazy one - I've invested countless of hours on both research and trying to help ppl - I'm not someone who needs leading to water or snarky/clever comeback posts. I asked a direct question - and you provided nothing in response. If there is something else to read about it that you have found, I have obviously failed to find it or I wouldn't ask you for information.
Enjoy your day.

Edited August 14, 2017 by Suss&Camm

[Boiler 43,433]

If the OP had a specific question I would be happy to answer it, but seems happy, as I said mainly a tax issue, the long version has pages and pages of past VJ discussions over many years..

[Suss&Camm 2,213]

40 minutes ago, Boiler said:

If the OP had a specific question I would be happy to answer it, but seems happy, as I said mainly a tax issue, the long version has pages and pages of past VJ discussions over many years..

You basically said "no that's wrong" when I offered my information to the OP, but are refusing to say why. It would be helpful, so that I can stop providing "the wrong information", if you were to be specific about what is wrong. I was under the impression that a purpose of this forum was to provide clarity and information to ppl with questions. I get that the question isn't from the OP - but it is directly related to their original question and I really feel that you are just trying to be intentionally difficult.
This dancing around has taken plenty of more posts and time then a few sentences clarifying the subject on your part would have taken. Tiring, to say the least, but this is where I get off this merry-go-round.