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Changing Careers after the GC

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Rajiv S. Khanna
on 15th September 2008 at 02:15 PM (3106 Views)
Our community member Jefkorn posted this for our conference call. I think this needs to be blogged.

Q1. Can a legal permanent resident(LPR) change career after say one year from his AOS approval to an entirely different field from the one for which his labor and his AOS was approved? Will this raise any red flags at the time of citizenship?
A1. I see no problem with this nor do I see any red flags.

Q2. In other words, after receiving green card on the basis of say job in computer industry, when can one change his/her profession to an entirely different field (let say opening up a restaurant or go into real estate on full time basis) without jeopardizing the citizenship? Would waiting for one year(or some other amount of time?) after AOS approval be good enough to satisfy the "intent to work for in the field noted in labor application on a permanent basis"?
A2. Sure. Why not. Permanent does not mean forever.

Q3. Is the person after receiving green card on the basis of employment in certain field stuck in that field for ever?
A3. Not at all.

Q4. What are you thoughts in general about this scenario and how should one go about it?
A4. Nothing else I can think of.
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  1. Rajiv S. Khanna - 17th September 2008 12:12 PM
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    From A2, it appears as if working for one year in the same field as mentioned in Labor application is enough NOT to cause any problems at the time of naturalization? What's the magic number here, is it 6 months or 1 year or something else?
    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>This issue has never come up in my experience nor is it likely to unless the facts of a case show that there was no intention to take up the GC job AT THE TIME OF THE GC approval. There is no magic number.


    What should be the LPR's answer if asked about why he/she changed career to an entirely different than the one in which he "intended to work on a permanent basis"? I know this could vary based depending on under what circumstances the LPR changes careers. What I'm trying to get at is if "wanted to make more money in second career so left the first one" or something similar on those lines is an acceptable answers.
    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Permanent does NOT mean forever. It just means ta the time I got my GC, it was my intention to sty at it for an INDEFINITE period.

    In the context of naturalization, can an LPR change career on a whim after working in the same field or does there need to be a solid and convincing reason behind it?
    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>It is a free country. Do what you will as long as you are not breaking the law.

    Have you seen LPRs getting successfully naturalized after having changed careers and how soon did they change careers?
    >>>>>>>>>>>All the time and too many variations.