I have accepted an offer from Amazon. However, I have H1B and AOS EAD/AP. Question is - Can I start working on H1B petition filing Receipt number? My back up would be AOS EAD if something goes wrong with H1B. Need your thoughts.
You can start on receipt. One of my colleague moved to FB on H1B receipt. He has no back up too.
Thanks. That’s what I am counting on.
What's AOS EAD/AP?
Work and travel authorization you can get when your GC application is submitted and pending.
Thanks!
AFAIK if you use AOS EAD and later your green card takes longer, you’d be screwed up! Your H1b will be no longer valid after 60 days grace, and Uncle Sam would kick your ass out of its land (sorry for the term.. but that’s how non-permanent folks are treated, irrespective of your fat TC)! Talk to the attorney, anyway.
You can keep renewing EAD as long as your GC is pending. Besides as soon as you apply renewal of EAD you get automatic 180 day extension. It’s actually the safest in current situation other than the fact your GC might get rejected. But then that makes everything else moot anyway.
I think you're good with AOS EAD and don't see what the concern is. If AOS gets denied you have bigger problems, such as you would no longer have an approved i140 to transfer on. But why would AOS be denied?
Thank you all for your comments. I have talked to immigration attorneys and they are OK with me joining Amazon using EAD/AP with H1B pending. They will transfer my H1B but no need to wait for it to start.
Why don’t you start on EAD and have h1b as backup?
I have proposed that option to hiring manager and attorneys. Let’s see. I am concerned that this whole ongoing H1B fiasco by DJT administration should not affect my employment with Amazon as I have already declined other competing offers and my manager in the current job knows what I am up to.
If you have AOS EAD then I think your h1b days are over.