ian-mstm

Were you in the US when you signed the letter? If you did, you shouldn't have - because in that moment you became a de facto employee - and you can't be an employee unless you already have permission to work in the US.


My source was an experienced US immigration attorney, and member of this site.

Ian

me_ll_ie

Hi Ian,

I was not in the US when I signed the letter. The offer letter was signed in my current location (Seoul).

Do you have details of this US immigration attorney? I have called a few attorneys as I am going to have a lawyer handle my first E3 visa case.

Looks like I'll most likely be cancelling my impending trip to the US. I just feel all of this stress and risk of being denied entry/having a red flag on my Passport is not worth it as I need my E3 approved so I can start working ASAP.

Michael

J Craig Fong who is a member of BE.

fair_dincum

Had my E-3 renewal interview scheduled for tomorrow in Toronto, and half way on my roadtrip from Chicago got an email:

They rescheduled our appointment to January 17. What a great Christmas present, U.S. Consulate.

So mad at them... I've sent an email asking for an expedited appointment. Is there anything else I can do?

ian-mstm

It's always good to blame the US Consulate for the ice storm that battered Toronto recently; hundreds of thousands without power for days on end; described by more than one newspaper as "catastrophic"; hundreds of people stranded; several people dead; the airport shutdown... and, oh so sorry, you don't get your interview. So sad, too bad - but by all means, be mad at the US Consulate for inconveniencing you!

Ian

fair_dincum

Do you always believe what you read in the papers? A piece of advice for you: it can be highly overblown. I am in Toronto right now and everything looks business as usual. Guess what, my hotel is open as well as the nearby Subway. Why not the U.S. Consulate then? I suspect they just used the storm excuse to get another Christmas holiday, as if having both U.S. and Canadian holidays was not enough.

ian-mstm

No! I grew up in Toronto - and I've lived through several of those ice storms. Further, I believe what both my brother and mom say - and they still live in Toronto. They were without power for 64 hours!


Well... bully for you! I hope you have a real nice Christmas.

Ian

nervlord

Hey Guys

Got a tough one for you I think! I am (hopefully) going to be getting an E3 Visa in the next few months. I have a long term girlfriend who I am going to ask to marry me on a holiday I am taking to Japan. Once I get back with her from Japan, I will hopefully be well on my way to getting the E3 Visa.

My question is this: Would there be any issue getting her an E3D Visa if we went and officially got married AFTER I got granted the E3? I guess because we don't want to have to rush a wedding etc. if we don't have to.

So The process would look like this:
Come Back from Japan holiday
Me get E3
A few weeks later, we would go to the registery and get officially married, I would head off to the united states to start working and she would stay in Australia for a couple of weeks to tie up our affairs over here, then she would go and get the E3D with the marriage certificate we would have.

I can't find anything that says this isn't possible or allowed, what do you think?

zenjabba

Married is Married.

She will need a copy of your E3 Visa and Official Marriage Certificate (from the state Birth/Deaths and Marriages registry) and fill out the DS160.

nervlord

Hi Zenjabba thanks for reply, Yep what your saying makes sense. So just so I am crystal clear: It's OK if when I receive the E3 Visa, we are not married, and we get married AFTER i have been approved for the E3 Visa, then she applies for E3D is perfectly acceptable?

Agree with what your saying though and I can't see how they could argue against it but Visa laws are mysterious beasts.

ian-mstm

Under US law, you are allowed to do whatever you want unless there is a specific law prohibiting that action. Since there's no law preventing you from doing this, it's perfectly fine.


Yes - all she needs is a copy of your valid E-3 visa and a copy of the marriage certificate. This is a very common scenario.

Ian

nervlord

You Guys rock, one less problem to deal with thanks guys.

Dpaks

Hi All,
I have my E3 valid till Dec 2014 but when I last entered the US I had a I94 stamp with validity till April 2014 because of my passport expiry date. I have since renewed my passport, how do I get my I94 extended? I read some stories (mostly around H1B) about going to the Mexico/Canada border and re-entering but I also read some comments that short trips will not qualify for new I-94.

I am in the bay area so any experience in SF will be great too please

Thank you,
Regards,
Deepak

ian-mstm

Research: deferred inspection.


Short trips to Canada or Mexico certainly don't help if you're on the VWP... but you aren't. Anyway - deferred inspection should help you.

Ian

mutsmut

For option1, has anyone experience e3 transfer process confirm the sequence order.

I wonder whether which steps below goes first?
1. New employer files and gets LCA approved
2. You give notice

Is it ok for new employer to file and gets LCA approved while I'm still employed with current employer?

The other thing is what happen to my SSN ? do I have to apply again after I got my new e3 visa?