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Gurus, i got gc recently, I took up another job along with the sponsoring employers job in the same field but with another company.

Want to make more money I guess...:)

Anyway can I leave my sponsoring employer after 6 months from the date of my gc approval. I have been working for him since 6.5 years. I am tired of working for some more time...I need to move on...
 
This topic has been beaten to death and I'll just summarize to tell you that there is no clear answer. There is no rule saying you can or cannot leave your sponsoring employer immediately or in X amount of time AFTER getting your GC. There have been no court cases either to provide any guidance.

Sounds like you have already accepted the new job, so why does it matter now if you can leave or not? I mean it's already done, so enjoy the extra money and think positive.


Stoned!
 
I have been seeing a number of people who changed their employers "after 6 months" or even "before 6 months" so far. They don't have any issues as far as I know. One of my friends just moved to MA "after 4 months". My lawyer, informing me there is no rule for the 6 months or what-so-ever, advised me, however, it might be a good idea to stay 6 months after GC approval. So .... if you got "6 months" done, don't you think you will be ok and go sleep with no worries?

Cheers!
 
I'm sure you'll find people who changed their jobs the day after they received their GC. Point is there is no clear rule indicating anything in this area. No one has reported their citizenship being denied, GC revoked etc on the basis of changing employer.

Since you have already moved onto your new job, it does not make any sense to worry about it.


Stoned!
 
And if the lawyer said there is "no rule whatsoever" then why would he then advise to stay six months.

That is like saying there is no stop sign at this corner, but you should stop there each time you pass.
 
nelsona said:
And if the lawyer said there is "no rule whatsoever" then why would he then advise to stay six months.

That is like saying there is no stop sign at this corner, but you should stop there each time you pass.
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Which is a sensible thing, no? Those 6 months can be used as proof that he didn't simply abandon his place of employment once he got his GC.
 
I checked with my lawyer. Per her, one day is enough for precedented or something. The main thing is how did you get GC by fraud or not. If everything is clean and you had been working before and afted GC. you will be absolutely fine. 6 month is not the rule or anything.
I would accept the new offer and make more money.
 
Mr Vertigo said:
Which is a sensible thing, no? Those 6 months can be used as proof that he didn't simply abandon his place of employment once he got his GC.
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Obviously. Whaich why it is a fallacy to think that there is no guidelines on this. There is. It is more than "one day" and less than 10 years.
 
And if the lawyer said there is "no rule whatsoever" then why would he then advise to stay six months.
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Why 6 months? Some VERY conservative folks want to apply the I-485 Portability (AC21) in this case even though it doesn't REALLY apply to "after getting GC".

Those 6 months can be used as proof that he didn't simply abandon his place of employment once he got his GC.
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Exactly! I don't want to have any type unpleasant conversations during the citizenship interview due to leaving my job SO early right after getting GC. That is why my lawyer kindly suggest I stay at least 6 months. If you don't say at least 6 months, what is going to happen during the citizenship interview, who knows what to your case..

I want to be conservative, which is my choice!

Cheers!
 
gc_wait_485 said:
Why 6 months? Some VERY conservative folks want to apply the I-485 Portability (AC21) in this case even though it doesn't REALLY apply to "after getting GC".
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Although it is true that AC21 doesn't apply after GC approval, AC21 does indicate that Congress thought 180 days post-I485 filing is enough to have an honest change of intention. So it makes sense to expect that 180 days post-GC will be considered enough.

If there is a court case on this before you become a citizen, USCIS will start routinely applying the standard set by the court, applying and rejecting naturalizations (and possibly revoking green cards) accordingly. I seriously doubt any court would rule that 6 months is not enough, and I personally would not worry if I left at 6 months (I left at 10 months). But what about 4 months? 3 months? 1 month? Who knows? Each person should make their move based on their guess of where they think the court will draw the line.
 
I want to be conservative, which is my choice!
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Hey, I agree with you. My beef is with your lawyer telling you there is no rule whatsoever, but stay 6 months anyways. That sounds an awful lot like a rule.
 
Thanks for all your replies, I am still working for the sponsored employer. I am getting paid regularly while i have taken up another job. Basically earning twice :) I need that after all these years of labor....:mad:

anyway sounds like right now things do not matter that much. i am planning to leave the sponsoring employer after 6 months since gc was approved. what happens at citizenship time I do not care. it is not in my control...so I will play conservative to protect my gc at the moment....

One more question on the system my case still shows pending even after 4 months...is this ok ? Has anyone seen that ?

StonedAnt said:
I'm sure you'll find people who changed their jobs the day after they received their GC. Point is there is no clear rule indicating anything in this area. No one has reported their citizenship being denied, GC revoked etc on the basis of changing employer.

Since you have already moved onto your new job, it does not make any sense to worry about it.


Stoned!
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