Job required during interview process?

[MarkPajr 23]

My fiancée currently lives in Hong Kong with Hong Kong residency through work that lasts until June (Which can be renewed) and is a mainland Chinese citizen. She's currently working a job she absolutely hates which requires a 2 month notice for quitting, and our current plans are for her to leave HK as soon as she gets through the K-1 interview, spend 2-3 months in mainland China with her parents that she hasn't been able to see since covid started, and then come here to US. Because of the 2 month notice requirement, we're trying to figure out the best time for her to leave her job, but we're not sure if she's required to be employed at the time of her interview? If not, she can put her 2-month notice in as soon as we get notice of NVC sending our application over to Hong Kong embassy. Whatever happens, her plan would be to leave Hong Kong soon as she is very depressed and unhappy there without me or her family nearby.

 

Thoughts/Advice?

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12 minutes ago, MarkPajr said:

if she's required to be employed at the time of her interview?

That is not required.

[JeanneAdil 6,303]

having income to petition and sponsor an immigrant is only important for the USC not the beneficiary

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22 hours ago, MarkPajr said:

My fiancée currently lives in Hong Kong with Hong Kong residency through work that lasts until June (Which can be renewed) and is a mainland Chinese citizen. She's currently working a job she absolutely hates which requires a 2 month notice for quitting, and our current plans are for her to leave HK as soon as she gets through the K-1 interview, spend 2-3 months in mainland China with her parents that she hasn't been able to see since covid started, and then come here to US. Because of the 2 month notice requirement, we're trying to figure out the best time for her to leave her job, but we're not sure if she's required to be employed at the time of her interview? If not, she can put her 2-month notice in as soon as we get notice of NVC sending our application over to Hong Kong embassy. Whatever happens, her plan would be to leave Hong Kong soon as she is very depressed and unhappy there without me or her family nearby.

 

Thoughts/Advice?

I spent years working in HK.  She probably has the option to buy out a portion of her contract notice period, or the company may allow her to leave early, for example after a month.  I found a lot of employers willing to negotiate this.  Even if the employee was going to another company, sometimes that new company would help with the buyout.