Questions about aos from j1 to married

[LamieJamie 0]

I'm confused as to which forum topic to post this in.. my boyfriend in here in the us on a j1 visa that is not subject to a 2 year home residency requirement and I'm a us citizen. We would like to get married but I have a few questions if anyone could answer them. 

 

First question is, will he be able to keep working at his current job if we get married? They're the ones who sponsored his j1. 

 

My second question is, will he be able to apply for and work for companies that require us residency or say "no sponsorship" while we wait for aos to be approved? Or does he have to wait until we get approval/he has the green card? 

 

Im worried that getting married will leave him stranded without a job.. 

[USS_Voyager 1,974]

14 minutes ago, LamieJamie said:

I'm confused as to which forum topic to post this in.. my boyfriend in here in the us on a j1 visa that is not subject to a 2 year home residency requirement and I'm a us citizen. We would like to get married but I have a few questions if anyone could answer them. 

 

First question is, will he be able to keep working at his current job if we get married? They're the ones who sponsored his j1. 

 

My second question is, will he be able to apply for and work for companies that require us residency or say "no sponsorship" while we wait for aos to be approved? Or does he have to wait until we get approval/he has the green card? 

 

Im worried that getting married will leave him stranded without a job.. 

1) I don’t see why he can’t keep working. None of the filing you will do will have any effect on him. I am a little hesitant because I have not come accrossed this specific circumstance but I know for sure F1-OPT, H1 and L1 are ok so I don’t see why J1 is not.

2) He does not have to wait until he has the green card. When you file for him, one of the forma you will file is I-765 which is an unrestricted work authorization which allows him to work for any employer while waiting for the AOS to be approved. It can take 4-10 months for that to be approved though, so he has to work under his J1 until he has the EAD in hand.

[Ontarkie 14,931]

~~Moved to AOS from Work, Student & Tourist Visas, from US Citizenship General Discussion.~~