L1 to Greencard, what happens to L2?
Jun 11th 2007, 2:54 pm
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L1 to Greencard, what happens to L2?
Hi all,
I have a question which I have been thinking about.
When I get out to the US, I will be on a L1-B visa. If I get my company to apply for an EB3 Greencard for me - what will happen to my wife's L2/EAD status?
Cheers guys!
I have a question which I have been thinking about.
When I get out to the US, I will be on a L1-B visa. If I get my company to apply for an EB3 Greencard for me - what will happen to my wife's L2/EAD status?
Cheers guys!
Jun 11th 2007, 6:52 pm
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Re: L1 to Greencard, what happens to L2?
On Jun 11, 7:54 am, dh010447 <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
> When I get out to the US, I will be on a L1-B visa. If I get my company
> to apply for an EB3 Greencard for me - what will happen to my wife's
> L2/EAD status?
If you don't apply for a Green Card for her, she will go out of status
as you become a Permanent Resident, and will have to leave the USA
immediately. The normal thing is to apply for her Green Card at the
same time as yours, as a derivative of your application.
wrote:
>
> When I get out to the US, I will be on a L1-B visa. If I get my company
> to apply for an EB3 Greencard for me - what will happen to my wife's
> L2/EAD status?
If you don't apply for a Green Card for her, she will go out of status
as you become a Permanent Resident, and will have to leave the USA
immediately. The normal thing is to apply for her Green Card at the
same time as yours, as a derivative of your application.
Jun 11th 2007, 7:52 pm
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Re: L1 to Greencard, what happens to L2?
How would that work then? My employer would apply for an EB-3 Greencard for me (yeah, I know it'll take at least a couple of years), would she be included in this category as well? Would she also need to go through LC?
Jun 12th 2007, 3:10 am
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Re: L1 to Greencard, what happens to L2?
On Jun 11, 12:52 pm, dh010447 <[email protected]>
wrote:
> > On Jun 11, 7:54 am, dh010447 <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
>
> > > When I get out to the US, I will be on a L1-B visa. If I get my
> > > company
> > > to apply for an EB3 Greencard for me - what will happen to my wife's
> > > L2/EAD status?
>
> > If you don't apply for a Green Card for her, she will go out of status
> > as you become a Permanent Resident, and will have to leave the USA
> > immediately. The normal thing is to apply for her Green Card at the
> > same time as yours, as a derivative of your application.
>
> How would that work then? My employer would apply for an EB-3
> Greencard for me (yeah, I know it'll take at least a couple of years),
> would she be included in this category as well? Would she also need to
> go through LC?
She can apply for a Green Card by virtue of being your wife, at the
time that you apply for a Green Card based on your employer's
sponsorship. I don't recall at which stage of the process she comes
into it - perhaps when filing the I-485; others here have far more
knowledge of this area than me.
wrote:
> > On Jun 11, 7:54 am, dh010447 <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
>
> > > When I get out to the US, I will be on a L1-B visa. If I get my
> > > company
> > > to apply for an EB3 Greencard for me - what will happen to my wife's
> > > L2/EAD status?
>
> > If you don't apply for a Green Card for her, she will go out of status
> > as you become a Permanent Resident, and will have to leave the USA
> > immediately. The normal thing is to apply for her Green Card at the
> > same time as yours, as a derivative of your application.
>
> How would that work then? My employer would apply for an EB-3
> Greencard for me (yeah, I know it'll take at least a couple of years),
> would she be included in this category as well? Would she also need to
> go through LC?
She can apply for a Green Card by virtue of being your wife, at the
time that you apply for a Green Card based on your employer's
sponsorship. I don't recall at which stage of the process she comes
into it - perhaps when filing the I-485; others here have far more
knowledge of this area than me.
