Work in another country while on K-3

[miamiwife 0]

My husband would still like to work in his home country part of the year once we get his K-3 visa. Will this pose a problem for him? I will file for Adjustment of status once he enters, but wonder if it is allowed for a person seeking immigration to work abroad during the process.

[Reba 2]

Will he be commuting, or is he going to stay in Turkey?

The whole point of applying for permanent residency is to BE a permanent resident. He has to be avaiable for biometrics appointments etc as well. Can you afford the back and forth trips that will inevitably be required? They may also question the validity of your marriage if you continue to live in separate countries while applying for AOS.

If he wants to stay in Turkey, why not just stay there and have you move there?

[pushbrk 12,146]

Will he be commuting, or is he going to stay in Turkey?

The whole point of applying for permanent residency is to BE a permanent resident. He has to be avaiable for biometrics appointments etc as well. Can you afford the back and forth trips that will inevitably be required? They may also question the validity of your marriage if you continue to live in separate countries while applying for AOS.

If he wants to stay in Turkey, why not just stay there and have you move there?

This would be a ticklish situation and the devil in the details. Google "maintaining permanent resident status". During the AOS process, he would need to stay until after biometrics and then be available to fly back for the interview. Generally, as long as he is not gone more than six months at a time and spends more time in the USA than abroad, he would likely not lose his permanent resident status but there's no gaurantee of that. It's "permanent resident" status, so if a CBP officer determines he's not residing in the US, no more green card.