tonischumacher
New Member
Hi,
First of all, I have been working under H1b visa in San Francisco, CA since 2008 (Expires 09/11).
A week ago me and my US citizen girlfriend got married after dating for 15 months. Right after marriage we filed all our documents via our attorney for GC. As of yesterday I got a new job offer and accepted it. Right after I gave my 2 weeks notice to my current company, my last day at work will be Nov 22, 2010. And my first day at the new company will be Dec 6, 2010. My current company said after my last day at work they will contact their immigration lawyer to drop my H1b, which is understandable. But now my question is, can I start working for the new company without receiving my work card, but only the receipt of application? How should I approach this situation?
Should I mention this to my new company? Or should I just leave it as is because I do know when I fill the I-9 form they don't turn that in to USCIS, they just have it on their file for "what if" purposes, what if USCIS visits the office asks about me, which is super unlikely...
I asked this to my lawyer, and he said by Dec 6 I will be receiving my application receipt and companies usually don't care about if I actually have the work card as long as they know it's being processed.
I need your advice.
Thank you,
Toni
First of all, I have been working under H1b visa in San Francisco, CA since 2008 (Expires 09/11).
A week ago me and my US citizen girlfriend got married after dating for 15 months. Right after marriage we filed all our documents via our attorney for GC. As of yesterday I got a new job offer and accepted it. Right after I gave my 2 weeks notice to my current company, my last day at work will be Nov 22, 2010. And my first day at the new company will be Dec 6, 2010. My current company said after my last day at work they will contact their immigration lawyer to drop my H1b, which is understandable. But now my question is, can I start working for the new company without receiving my work card, but only the receipt of application? How should I approach this situation?
Should I mention this to my new company? Or should I just leave it as is because I do know when I fill the I-9 form they don't turn that in to USCIS, they just have it on their file for "what if" purposes, what if USCIS visits the office asks about me, which is super unlikely...
I asked this to my lawyer, and he said by Dec 6 I will be receiving my application receipt and companies usually don't care about if I actually have the work card as long as they know it's being processed.
I need your advice.
Thank you,
Toni