SJ2020

I've worked from Europe (Germany) for a week earlier this year, on a personal trip.  No visa necessary because I'm a German citizen.  As a UK citizen you should have no legal problems working from the UK.  Not sure about the rest of Europe, now after Brexit.
 
Taxes should not be a problem either, at least I've never noticed any tax effects from my frequent work trips to various countries in the past.
 
In the end, though, your employer does not have to let you work from Europe, even if there are no tax or liability problems. 

Those sound like legit concerns to me.  I would ask the company attorney. 

I’m not sure this is a visa issue so I’m not sure why it’s here. The issue seems to be the company believing that they’ll be liable under a foreign government’s laws if you work from them while abroad.
 
That said, I don’t actually see this issue here. People regularly travel and do work abroad without tax liability. Imagine a journalist going to the Olympics, for example. At the end of the day, the only thing you can do is plead your case to your employer. If they won’t let you work from abroad, then you can’t, regardless of any (lack of) legal hurdles. 

A journalist sent to cover the Olympics is on a temporary work assignment - and depending on their nationality, they do apply for the appropriate visas for their destination.
 
Going to Europe for Christmas is a personal decision and isn't a work trip sponsored by OP's employer.
 
OP's company should have a written teleworking policy that specifically addresses working outside your home/country of residence. There may also be data privacy or IT security policies related to taking company information overseas. Check with the HR department.

Hey, yes I just filled I765 and I131 with almost the same information except the dates and address (things that changed since last year) The category stays the same. I included new passport pics and all the supporting documents asked for like last time but this time you should put a copy of your current combo card and maybe your I485 NOA to show its still pending. I believe you automatically get an extra 180 days extension to your EAD as long as you apply for the renewal. I also included a cover letter explaining that my i485 is still pending and my combo card is expiring  so that’s why I’m not including a check 😂
In my package I included the below:
 

- Form G-1145 (eNotification)
- Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization
- Form I-131, Application for Travel Document
- Copy of I-797C, Notice of Action, receipt of filing I-485
- Copy of previously approved Employment Authorization Card (Front & Back)
- Copy of I-94 arrival/departure card
- Copy of passport's biographic pages
- 2 color photographs (name and A# lightly printed in the back)
 
 
 I hope this helps. 

You want to wait for the RFE. If you send it in without it chances are high it won't find it's way to where it needs to go. I mean you can try providing as much information about you as possible ( case number, a-number etc ) on the cover letter but it's risky.

We had our interview at San Bernardino last week. It was pretty straight forward, everyone from the security officers to the interviewing officer were very nice. We received the "Case Approved" the next day. Today in the mail we are receiving the official approval letter in the mail. What is the process after that, how long until the Green Card comes? 

So, back to the interview. I wish we could provide more helpful advice. Our interview was pretty simple & straightforward. We were only asked how we met. And then everything from there was just general chit chat while he cross-checked everything from our IOE application with the paper documents he had in front of him. We went prepared with a TON of paperwork & proof. It was all organized and labeled by category. He just took a few pieces of updated info from it (like latest tax return). We talked about Disney for a while and then that was it. He said "you're good to go, should receive the green card in a few weeks". 

I think it helped that we have been together for 6 years and married for 2. We also got all the way through to "Documentally Qualified" on the CR1 route before switching to AOS due to my husband being stuck in the US after he came down to visit me late February last year. So I think since we already had several background checks done that may have helped? I don't know. But he's getting the 10yr GC which is really great news for us. It's been a long 2 year process and I'm really excited that we'll be able to bring my husband's stuff down from Canada soon! 

Good luck to everyone else who is still waiting. I hope it goes very fast for you!

Hi, I just had my interview at the Santa Ana, CA field office. Interview was at 12:15  and we waiting for a little over an hour to be called in (I regretted not getting a book or something while waiting as you’re not allowed to be on your phone). Our officer was very nice but very throughout so the interview took almost 1.5 hours, even though our case is pretty straightforward. We left the building around 2:45pm. At the end our officer said everything looks good but I was missing the varicella vaccine so she might send me a notice to go to a civic surgeon to get it. I told her that I already had chickenpox as a kid but she said that my medical didn’t say anything about it so I will need to get it done. I’m a little upset because I remember talking about it with the doctor at medical for my K1 and she said I’m all good for the green card process. 

Hi Visa journey,
 
We had our interview yesterday May 19th, 2021 at the San Bernardino, CA USCIS office. 
 
The Interview was short and for the most part painless since we submitted a lot of information regarding our bona fide relationship with the original application and took much more to the interview itself. My wife did get asked about her travel history and the adjudication officer at first was telling us that she was only supposed to have used her Advance parole for an emergency only and not for leasure travel , but since I told her that the combo card was applied for to be used for multiple entries and after showing the adjudication officer a copy of the i-131 showing that we had applied for multiple entries and we did not list any emergency on the form, the officer said that we were ok. Not sure if she was testing us. The officer did not approve us on the spot but only hinted us that it was going to be approved citing that the file needed one last review before a decision could be made. Our status changed online about 4 hours hours from exiting our interview from “Interview Scheduled” to “New Card Being Produced”. Then today on 5-20-2021 it changed again to “Case Approved”. Good luck to the rest of you. We will let you know once we have her 2 year CF1 Green card on hand.  

We used this doctor and paid $190 for my husband's exam. It was the cheapest I could find in OC area that was open on a Saturday. The office was pleasant to work with! Make sure you bring vaccination records.
 
John Medical Clinic
(714) 879-8700
https://maps.app.goo.gl/QNzYpHDF4QziT9io6
 
I have my interview in Santa Ana in 2 weeks so I will post here how it went! Here's a link to someone else's recent interview:
 

We had our interview today. We waited for about 30-45 minutes, but the actual interview itself was about 10 minutes. It was very quick! We had 4 files stuffed to the gills with us and all he wanted was our birth certificate, marriage certificate and 2020 taxes. I asked if he needed anything else, but he wasn't interested. Good to be prepared though. He told us that because we'd already gone through the K1 process there wasn't any need for an intensive interview. He implied those that skipped the K1 are scrutinized more. He told us our interview was more of a formality if anything. Needless to say, he approved us on the spot.
 
Got home and status updated to new card being produced!
 
Good luck to anyone going to theirs soon! 🥰

My interview was today and we got approved! 
 
Sending positive vibes to everyone still waiting! hang in there your time will come soon  

The answer is YES. You do not need an earnings statement. You figure out how much gross income you made between Jan 1 and leaving the UK. Then you convert it to US Dollars at the exchange rate for that time period. Then report it to Turbo and go through Form 2555. If it says you are not eligible for the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion, then you have answered something wrong. 

Hey, I spoke to an agent through Emma today and asked when the appointment is so they told me 05/26/21! 

Hey, I spoke to an agent through Emma today and asked when the appointment is so they told me 05/26/21! 

Yay we're like immi-twins 🤭
Dying inside... we don't know the date yet. 
 
Funny story my husband got jury duty in the mail this week. Excused, of course because non citizen, but the crazy part is in a few years he could actually do it!

I am also at the Santa Ana office and my interview got scheduled yesterday too !! 😍  Do you know your interview date yet? 

April 19, 2021 Interview Was Scheduled   August 26, 2020 We are ready to schedule your interview.   August 6, 2020 The fingerprints relating to your Form I-485 were taken. (Note: they reused old biometrics. Did not have an appointment)   April 26, 2020 We accepted the fingerprint fee for your Form I-485. Our National Benefits Center location is working on your case.   April 22, 2020 We received your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.   Santa ana field office, 2 months ahead of when we anticipated based on their case load.

Got our letter today! Interview is schedule exactly a month from now. May 12th.
 
We are excited but a bit nervous. Because of the pandemic we haven't really gone out at all in the last year. He was looking for remote work for awhile, but no luck, so decided to finish his degree online while we wait. We haven't had a chance to open a joint bank account at my banks because he didn't have his green card or California ID (since we would have to go in person to DMV for that). So we are a bit handicapped by that. We filed our taxes jointly though, and I have him as an authorized user on my CC. Hopefully it will go alright.
 
Heres to wishing all our fellow Californians get something soon!

As I received mine at the end of September 2020, I will re-apply at the end of March, 6 months before it is due to expire. You have to submit a new I-765 and I-131 (if you want the combo). There is no charge for this if you are applying for I-485 is what I understand.

Got the permanent resident card today. Thank you everyone for helping throughout this journey. Let me know if you need any information. 
 
PD- April 27, 2020
RFE- June 25, 2020 (replied September)
biometric- August 10,2020
EAD- October 05, 2020
Interview- December 03,2020
Card received- December 10,2020
 
best of luck everyone 🙂
 

Hey guys, just an update that I received the physical EAD card in the mail today!!! Here is my timeline:
 
6/10 Expedite requested on the phone with Tier 1 agent
6/11 Expedite Request Denied due to missing biometrics
 
Few days later we contacted our congressman for help 
7/6 Expedite Request Approved 
7/7 EAD/AP Approved 
8/17 Biometrics Completed / same day case changed to New Card Being Produced
8/19 Card Mailed
8/22 Received the physical card in my mail box 🎉

My AP status online never changed since "Case was Approved" (didn't even reflect fingerprints taken etc) but I received an EAD card which says on the bottom "SERVES AS I-512 ADVANCE PAROLE". I believe if you applied for both you should also receive them together even if AP hasn't updated online. I hope this makes sense.

UPDATE
**Combo Card received today  8/28/2020**😀

Hey guys, just an update that I received the physical EAD card in the mail today!!! Here is my timeline:
4/29 NOA 
6/10 Expedite requested on the phone with Tier 1 agent
6/11 Expedite Request Denied due to missing biometrics
 
Few days later we contacted our congressman for help 
7/6 Expedite Request Approved 
7/7 EAD/AP Approved 
8/17 Biometrics Completed / same day case changed to New Card Being Produced
8/19 Card Mailed
8/22 Received the physical card in my mail box 🎉