Question about working before gaining citizenship

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lmb1991

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To be concise I shall list my circumstances in point form.

-I am an Australian living in Australia currently.
-My girlfriend is a US citizen living in the US.
-I am studying Actuarial Studies and hope work in USA in roughly 2 years from now.

My questions are as follows:
1: If we marry now do I get the green card in 2 years from now?
2: Can I live in the country before then?
3: Can I work before then? Can I get a H1B work visa?

Thank you very much for your time.
 
lmb1991 said:
To be concise I shall list my circumstances in point form.

-I am an Australian living in Australia currently.
-My girlfriend is a US citizen living in the US.
-I am studying Actuarial Studies and hope work in USA in roughly 2 years from now.

My questions are as follows:
1: If we marry now do I get the green card in 2 years from now?
2: Can I live in the country before then?
3: Can I work before then? Can I get a H1B work visa?

Thank you very much for your time.
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1. Once you get married, your USC spouse can file the GC petition for you anytime after that, whether 2 years or 10 years from the time you get married.
2. Yes you can live in US before that by either coming as a visitor for 90 days using VWP for Australians.
3. No you can't work before that if you come to US under VWP or other non immigrant status. Yes you can get the H1B visa and then work+live in US, you can get a H1B even after getting married as H1 is a dual intent visa.
 
namecheckvictim said:
1. Once you get married, your USC spouse can file the GC petition for you anytime after that, whether 2 years or 10 years from the time you get married.
2. Yes you can live in US before that by either coming as a visitor for 90 days using VWP for Australians.
3. No you can't work before that if you come to US under VWP or other non immigrant status. Yes you can get the H1B visa and then work+live in US, you can get a H1B even after getting married as H1 is a dual intent visa.
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Thanks for the information.

With the H1B visa, can I work after I get married? I thought I read somewhere you couldn`t but I could be wrong.
 
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