I am fully aware that a K1 beneficiary can’t work without an EAD. But my work setup would be quite unique.
I’m currently a permanent employee in a company based in the Philippines. The notice period on my contract says 60 days but I can only do 30+ days since I have to leave the country in April before my visa expires in May.
Now, my manager suggested if they could change my permanent employee contract to Independent Contractor (freelance) and pay me 3 months worth of work before I leave the Philippines. I will then work for those paid hours remotely. That way, technically, I wouldn’t be getting paid for a job while i’m “working” in the US.
Would this be violating the no EAD, no work rule? I don’t wanna screw up my GC application cause of this. Any advice would be helpful.
