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Citizenship application: Do you need to stay with the employer for 180 days after gre
- Thread starter pswami
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1485waiter
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I believe, the official position is, you are getting a green card on the basis that you agree to work for your sponsoring employer. You are entitled to leave the employer on 'reasonable" grounds. If USCIS is convinced that you were not willing to continue with the employer, even before you got your GC, then they can terminate your GC or Citzenship.
If you happen to leave your employer within 2 yrs of employment, then the burden to prove that you didnt intend to leave before getting GC is on you. After 2yrs, its on USCIS.
Its more a question of intention and situation rather than any time limit. USCIS doesn't "require" any time limit. But, they give you a GC, they believe you have no intention of leaving you employer. But, they do accommodate you if you have to, but only if they feel the reason is justifiable, as they see fit.
Also, IMO, USCIS doesnt give GC, for people to switch jobs. Its only to make it easier for workers to work for their sponsors. Other benefits of GC, are merely circumstantial and should not be abused.
If you happen to leave your employer within 2 yrs of employment, then the burden to prove that you didnt intend to leave before getting GC is on you. After 2yrs, its on USCIS.
Its more a question of intention and situation rather than any time limit. USCIS doesn't "require" any time limit. But, they give you a GC, they believe you have no intention of leaving you employer. But, they do accommodate you if you have to, but only if they feel the reason is justifiable, as they see fit.
Also, IMO, USCIS doesnt give GC, for people to switch jobs. Its only to make it easier for workers to work for their sponsors. Other benefits of GC, are merely circumstantial and should not be abused.
Citizenship application: Do you need to stay with the employer for 180 days after greencard approval?
---------------------Yes and many lawyers say 6 month after GC is OK but many who left after 1-2 month also got citizenship.
Does it hurt your citizenship application?
Anyone that has gone through this issue?
Please post details.
Best option:
1. stay with employer 5-6 month after GC
2 If got fired before 5-6 moth you are OK (and keep evidence)
3 employer does not have job after you get GC you are OK (keep evidence that employer had no job)
4 if left employer Immidiatly after getting GC then file Citizenship AFTER 5 Year + 1or 2 month as N400 only ask employement history of 5 years from the date of GC approval.