working in united states

[frank wisman 0]

my fiancee  wants to know how long after we get married can we expect her to get residency and be able to work she doesnt want to sit around the house lol

[USS_Voyager 1,971]

After you get married, you can file from I-485 (Adjust her status from K1 to Lawful Permanent Resident), I-131 Advanced Parole (AP-travel document, allows her to travel and re-enter the US) and I-765 Employment Authorization Document (EAD). The EAD/AP takes 4-6 months. That is the earliest she can travel or work is after those are approved. Otherwise, she do volunteer non-paid work. 

[Khallaf 646]

10 minutes ago, frank wisman said:

my fiancee  wants to know how long after we get married can we expect her to get residency and be able to work she doesnt want to sit around the house lol

depending on the state it could take up to 6-8 months for EAD/AP card

[Going through 5,668]

In the meantime while waiting for the EAD, she can fine-tune her resume, start to get settled in her new home, explore her new surroundings, start to put out "feelers" for possible employment (a good way to do that is starting off as a volunteer, sometimes), etc.

 

It's going to be a bit of a wait until she can legally work---one of the pitfalls of the K1 versus the CR-1 (where the spouse can work immediately).

[Emeryx 38]

I was waiting 5 months to get my EAD after i applied, so it just depends where you're located and how fast the local office to you runs. 

[ineedadisplayname 442]

On 2/22/2019 at 7:47 AM, Khallaf said:

depending on the state it could take up to 6-8 months for EAD/AP card

The EAD/AP doesn't depend on the state... Greencard does....

[ineedadisplayname 442]

To answer your question....

It's hard to tell.

Since you don't have a timeline I can't tell at what stage you are in the process.

If your fiancee wants to work right away go with the CR1 instead of K1

 

Getting work permit after filing everything (EAD, AOS, AP) CURRENTLY is between 4-6 months-ish, but somewhere around 5 for sure... be careful with the CURRENTLY, by the time your fiancee moves and the two of you gather everything to file it might be more or less. Unfortunately it's a risk we are taking with the K1.

 

To be honest if money is not a pressing issue, from my point of view it was nice to be able to have 4-5 months break and get to know the city where I am going to live, event tho it was not my first time in the US I still appreciated the time to be able to acclimatize to the US and to my spouse and living together :))

Edited February 24, 2019 by ineedadisplayname

[ineedadisplayname 442]

On 2/22/2019 at 3:31 PM, Emeryx said:

I was waiting 5 months to get my EAD after i applied, so it just depends where you're located and how fast the local office to you runs. 

EAD does NOT depend on the state you live in!!!!! It is processed in the National Benefits Center near Kansas City!

 

The AOS depends on the filed office after it is being processed at NBC first...

[Lucky2Lucky 2,526]

The waiting time is a good opportunity to adjust to life in America which is vastly different from Haiti.