Change jobs after GC

Good Question. people say wait atleast 90 - 180 days before changing the job. Dont know if that is correct.
 
6 months is what they say

usalover,

There are different opinions on this issue. Most people I know state that 6 months is the safe period although I have known people to quit before then. The problem supposedly arises during the citizenship phase. Quitting work soon after getting the GC maybe frowned upon by the USCIS when you apply for citizenship. This is all I have heard.

Moving within the company should not be an issue at all.

Please note that I am not a lawyer. I am just sharing information that I have picked up over the years.

regards,

saras
 
On the contrary

p235,

As weird as it sounds, most good lawyers recommend that a person switch jobs using AC21 rather than soon after getting his/her GC. This is because the GC is supposedly approved on the premise of continued future employment with the sponsoring employer and that rule supposedly only comes into effect after the approval. If you switch before the approval you technically have no obligation for future continued employment with the employer you have left.

I know it sounds like rubbish but this is what I have found through my own research. The USCIS is a strange beast indeed. Do not try to make to much sense of their ridiculous laws.

regards,

saras
 
saras76 said:
p235,

As weird as it sounds, most good lawyers recommend that a person switch jobs using AC21 rather than soon after getting his/her GC. This is because the GC is supposedly approved on the premise of continued future employment with the sponsoring employer and that rule supposedly only comes into effect after the approval. If you switch before the approval you technically have no obligation for future continued employment with the employer you have left.

I know it sounds like rubbish but this is what I have found through my own research. The USCIS is a strange beast indeed. Do not try to make to much sense of their ridiculous laws.

regards,

saras
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Thanks saras. That was really helpful.
 
dont worry be happy. you have a gc valid for 10 years which can be extended..so dont worry. ins has other things to do than follow people whose gc has been approved

drop worries atleast now that your gc is done....this might be an issue if you apply for citizenship(As per murthy). but you know you could be even dead hit by a truck before that...so calm down
 
tombaan said:
dont worry be happy. you have a gc valid for 10 years which can be extended..so dont worry. ins has other things to do than follow people whose gc has been approved
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It's true that USCIS has other things to do - in fact too many other things to do. But historically USCIS/ICE acts based on current circumstances and their actions are influenced by various current events and political situations. Due to this reason sometimes a very silly mistake causes harsh punishment to immigrants. In 90's nobody heard about AR-11 form and people would laugh at you if you said that USCIS can deport someone if he/she didn't file AR-11. But after 9/11 many people were deported for this silly reason. So, it's better not to predict future and not to predict USCIS, but do the right thing based on your own circumstances - atleast the way many good attornies suggest.
 
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Sure you can change your jobs after GC but only if you are in EB1A

As far as I know, only eb1a guys do not have to stay in the same company during or after gc and have no problem to apply citizen. But for EB1B, EB2, EB3. Please be careful and ask your lawyer .
 
tombaan said:
like i said keep worrying that sure is an alternative
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No. Knowing the facts, rules, all the perspectives/opinions and then taking step is not "worrying". It seems you think that there is ONLY ONE answer for one problem. People are adult enough make their own decision. Just let them know the facts, rules and opinions (that's what "saras" did in his posting). In addition, you have assumption that people can be either "happy" and "be worried" - and there is nothing between these two.

BTW, there is nothing worse than false assurance.

Your example of "dead hit by a truck" is laughable. Most of the people with common sense don't give advise assuming the person who is taking advise will be "dead hit by a truck", therefore it's OK to give him false assurance.
 
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Fort_User said:
I am waiting to hear that, some one got prolem due to change in job after GC. My friend who never worked for the sponsorer got his Citizenship recently.

Please visit the following site. They never ask for JOB.

http://www.greencardlawyers.com/citizenship.html#Eligibility
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If he got the citizenship he must have get his green card in Pre-Ac-21 days

There was case I read about similar thing. This happened in CA during 2002 or 2003 in which some 6 Korean immigrants that never worked for the employer. Attorney arranged every thing. They got green card in 1993 and later became citizens also, but never worked for the employer. In 2002 some how USCIS found out this and revoked the citizenship and green card. They appealed that but I do not know what happened further

With AC-21 this type of cases will not have problem. . Employment details for last five will be asked in the interview also they will check W2.
 
Enough! Show people the Reg that one must have a period of work after receipt of the GC. If so, what is it? You can’t find it, can you? There are a lot of factors could have the intention stopped or changed such as from the employer, work condition, health etc. You might read some personal opinions from the cyber places but that is not the law. Hurrah it is finished.
 
compiler said:
Enough! Show people the Reg that one must have a period of work after receipt of the GC. If so, what is it? You can’t find it, can you? There are a lot of factors could have the intention stopped or changed such as from the employer, work condition, health etc. You might read some personal opinions from the cyber places but that is not the law. Hurrah it is finished.
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It seems you have hard time to understand the difference between law and opinion. Did you see the first posting posted by "saras76" (post #4)?

Also, just read this Rajiv Khanna's thread. That might help you.
http://boards.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=154533
 
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Ha! A cyber sticker comes. Dig out the Reg! Don’t understand it?
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Did you understand the content of the thread (the link I provided)? Nobody claimed there is a clear law - not even an attorney like Rajiv Khanna. It's all about interpretation, analysis from previous case laws, educated guess and opinion. If there was a clear law there would not be that much debate and discussions. Your comment and keep repeating "dig out" "dig out" are nothing but red herring. Before asking people to find "Reg", you first find someone who is claiming there is "Reg".

In the end, as my opinion, where every job change is unique in sense and reasons for job changes vary case to case, it's always better to follow an advise based on educated guess from Rajiv Khanna or Murty than your naive assumption.

In fact if the world was so black-and-white, there would not be any case in immigration court, but everything would be decided based on two factors - "has law", "has no law". Hurrah it is finished?????
 
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