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Does anyone have any bad experience about employment history?
- Thread starter Nainsukh
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There's no easy answer for this. Different people have various opinions, and all I can do here is offer mine. First of all, it depends entirely on your situation. If you receive your EB GC and are immediately laid off from your sponsoring employer then you should be just fine. If, however, you leave voluntarily very quickly after obtaining your GC then you run the risk of being accused of not having the intent of staying at your job "permanently", as the law requires.Since many of you are applying for the citizenship, could you please answer. I have received the GC recently and would like to change my job. Will I be questioned at the time of citizenship about this?
Please respond!!
Thanks
A few years ago, the prevailing standard was that following 6 months with the sponsoring employer you were safe to leave and go to a new employer. However, AC21 changed all that, and some people now never actually work for their sponsoring employer following receipt of GC, provided they meet the criteria for AC21. Many people on this forum feel that, due to AC21, the USCIS is now more lenient towards EB GC holders who are seeking citizenship.
In my opinion, it is still best to wait several months before leaving your sponsoring employer. When I say "several", it again depends on your circumstances. A naturally conservative person, I would recommend staying six months but if your employer is going out of business, has been hit with wave after wave of layoffs or has some other mitigating factor then you may consider leaving earlier.
Just remember that you may one day be asked to justify why you left your sponsoring employer so it is best to have an answer ready long before that question ever gets asked. In other words, DOCUMENT the reasons for leaving (layoffs, poor performance review etc. etc.) and then keep it handy for your citizenship interview. In my own case, I hung on for 10 months but a poor performance review and poor economic climate convinced me that they were "setting me up" to get rid of me...so I jumped. I kept the performance review, however, and will show it to an IO if requested.
Good luck, and remember not to take what I have written here as gospel. There are plenty of people here who voluntairly left their employers before 6 months was up and they became citizens no problem. I am just trying to give you the option that will allow you to sleep well at night and avoid problems in the future.
Jackolantern
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There is a guy on this board who got hassled in his citizenship interview for leaving within about 2 days of getting his GC approved. He had to defend himself saying that he had to change jobs because his employer dropped his health insurance at that time and his wife was pregnant. He got approved after the interviewer consulted the supervisor.
Of course, others are lucky and don't get questioned on their employment at all.
Below are some possible questions (these are listed in the adjudicator's manual):
– Did you ever work for the petitioner?
– How long did you work for the petitioner?
– In what capacity did you work for the petitioner?
– Why did you leave the position?
– What were you paid?
– Where did you work for the petitioner (location)?
– Where did you go or work after you left your job with the petitioner or instead of working for the petitioner?
– When did you first learn that there would not be a long-term position for you?
Of course, others are lucky and don't get questioned on their employment at all.
Below are some possible questions (these are listed in the adjudicator's manual):
– Did you ever work for the petitioner?
– How long did you work for the petitioner?
– In what capacity did you work for the petitioner?
– Why did you leave the position?
– What were you paid?
– Where did you work for the petitioner (location)?
– Where did you go or work after you left your job with the petitioner or instead of working for the petitioner?
– When did you first learn that there would not be a long-term position for you?
Folks,
I have heard stories that you have to stick to your GC sponsoring employer for at least 6 months after getting the GC. Does CIS create any problems at the citizenship time if you don't do so.
Please let me know.
Thanks
Depends....
IF your I-485 adjudication took longer than 180 days, and IF you change to a new job in the same field, with substantially the same responsibilities and job description, you can probably benefit for AC21 - however its not really clear-cut, since AC21 really applies to job moves prior to GC approval.
Beyond that, there is no hard and fast rule for how long you must wait.