Im on L-1 visa and married a US Citizen

[Meesha 0]

I am here in the US on an L-1 visa and am working and residing in California. My husband on the other hand moved to Nevada a few months ago because he was offered a job there. We got married in December 2006. We havent filed any documents with USCIS yet but i already want to resign from my work and move to Nevada so i can be with him. My questions are:

1) Would i be out of status if i do that?

2) Will my resignation from work affect his filing of petition for me?

3) Can i apply for work authorization even if my visa is stamped L1 and exclusive for the company i am working for right now?

Please help

[Nancy2015 2]

I am here in the US on an L-1 visa and am working and residing in California. My husband on the other hand moved to Nevada a few months ago because he was offered a job there. We got married in December 2006. We havent filed any documents with USCIS yet but i already want to resign from my work and move to Nevada so i can be with him. My questions are:

1) Would i be out of status if i do that?

2) Will my resignation from work affect his filing of petition for me?

3) Can i apply for work authorization even if my visa is stamped L1 and exclusive for the company i am working for right now?

Please help

First of all, is your husband a US citizen? If yes, then he can file I-130 together with I-485 for you at any time. If you leave your job before you file the papers, you will be out of status between the moment you quit your job and the moment USCIS receives I-130+I-485. Once they receive these papers, your status will be "AOS pending", and you will be considered legally present in the U.S.

If you want to work before your I-485 is approved, you can file I-765 (EAD application) along with I-130 and I-485. Once you get your EAD card, you can work for any employer. You won't be able to work after you quit your job and before you get the actual EAD card though, and EAD may take about 90 days to process. Sometimes they take even longer, like in my case, but my case was very screwed up. 90 days is usually the maximum

Your resignation from work shouldn't affect a relative petition, but I hope maybe someone more familiar with L-1 visas can give you a piece of advice here

Good luck!

[Meesha 0]

I am here in the US on an L-1 visa and am working and residing in California. My husband on the other hand moved to Nevada a few months ago because he was offered a job there. We got married in December 2006. We havent filed any documents with USCIS yet but i already want to resign from my work and move to Nevada so i can be with him. My questions are:

1) Would i be out of status if i do that?

2) Will my resignation from work affect his filing of petition for me?

3) Can i apply for work authorization even if my visa is stamped L1 and exclusive for the company i am working for right now?

Please help

First of all, is your husband a US citizen? If yes, then he can file I-130 together with I-485 for you at any time. If you leave your job before you file the papers, you will be out of status between the moment you quit your job and the moment USCIS receives I-130+I-485. Once they receive these papers, your status will be "AOS pending", and you will be considered legally present in the U.S.

If you want to work before your I-485 is approved, you can file I-765 (EAD application) along with I-130 and I-485. Once you get your EAD card, you can work for any employer. You won't be able to work after you quit your job and before you get the actual EAD card though, and EAD may take about 90 days to process. Sometimes they take even longer, like in my case, but my case was very screwed up. 90 days is usually the maximum

Your resignation from work shouldn't affect a relative petition, but I hope maybe someone more familiar with L-1 visas can give you a piece of advice here

Good luck!

Hi Jewel12,

Yes, my husband is a US citizen. Thanks for the info. Appreciate it.

Hope others can provide additional info as well.