Odd employment situation

[SterlingGirl 1]

My fiance already technically has an American job - he writes for a website based in Florida and receives his payment through PayPal. I see that it takes awhile between getting married and applying for AOS to get employment authorization. How would we go about doing this legally without his having to stop writing for any length of time? I've heard mention of a temporary work authorization? How and when would one receive that?

[reeses16 8]

To get a temporary work authorization he will need to enter the US at JFK airport in NY. The permit is not a 100% garauntee, but JFK is the only place that issues them. It will expire in 90 days. If he doesn't want there to be a lapse in his employment, then you should get marred ASAP and file AOS & EAD (&AP) immediately.

[pushbrk 13,876]

To get a temporary work authorization he will need to enter the US at JFK airport in NY. The permit is not a 100% garauntee, but JFK is the only place that issues them. It will expire in 90 days. If he doesn't want there to be a lapse in his employment, then you should get marred ASAP and file AOS & EAD (&AP) immediately.

That is correct except that an expired work authorization does not necessarily equate to a lapse in employment. Once employed, some employers are willing to continue the employement while EAD is applied for and pending. The onus really is on the employer at that point and I've never heard of anybody paying a penalty for remaining employed during those times.

K1 isn't the most common circumstance for such a lapse in valid EAD or documentation but it's one of them.

[Martin&Nat 0]

My fiance already technically has an American job - he writes for a website based in Florida and receives his payment through PayPal. I see that it takes awhile between getting married and applying for AOS to get employment authorization. How would we go about doing this legally without his having to stop writing for any length of time? I've heard mention of a temporary work authorization? How and when would one receive that?

Hi

I am in a similar situation, and am registered as self employed in the UK. When I move out the USA I will continue as normal (as registered self employed in the UK). When my green card arrives, from that date on I will consider all money I earn to be earnt in the USA. At the end of the tax year, I will file in the USA declaring the income whilst I was self employed and any taxes paid on that income for when I was a UK resident and when I was a USA resident.

Both countries tax global income, yet any taxes paid in the UK will normally be offset by credits when it comes to filing US taxes.

- Martin