I'm currently here on an L1 visa, but I'm married to a US citizen.
I'm considering quitting, but I'm wondering if I need to give myself a lot of lead time or not.
If I were to file for adjustment, how long would it take before I can get another job? Is it pretty important that i stick to my current job until I get processed?
(First Blind post, so sorry in advance if I'm doing it wrong)
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I am not 100% sure but AFAIK, thats what a paralegal friend told me when i discussed similar situation with him.
Been married over 6 years, but lived abroad. Does that change something?
"Won't be on L1 while processing " does that mean I'm not legally allowed to work between the time I apply and the time i get approved?
Thats what my paralegal friend explained that once you file for change of status from h1 or L1 to green card maybe then (or could be that time time period after change of status is approved and the time in which you get your EAD card) you wont be able to work, the company has to put you on leave of absence. 2 years back you had to wait for 1 month to get EAD but probably the wait time will be much higher now. Although no one will know so you can potentially violate visa and keep working but thats a risk you need to assess.
I would recommend to make a list of all scenarios, questions and fix an appointment with an attorney. Might cost you 200-500 depending but you will know everything there is needed to know
1. Your L1 is valid until your AOS is approved or you quit your company, whichever will be earlier.
2. Once you have the AP/EAD document in hand, you are free to quit your company and do whatever you wish. Without the AP/EAD in hand, you cannot work anywhere else.
As someone stated earlier, once you quit your current position before AOS is completed, you will be still in status to live in US but it will be troublesome if the AOS gets denied. Your case seems on solid ground of 6 years of marriage, so you can decide what you want.
One more thing, if you quit before you get the AP document, don't travel internationally. You won't be able to enter the country as L1 is no longer valid.