Xing Li

I filed my I-140 petition last September (EB-1) and it is still pending. Now I got a job
offer in Britain. My question is, can I continue my green card application when I work in
Britain? Since my wife likes US a lot, she hopes we can have a US green card, (another
reason is that our son is US citizen, my wife wishes we can come to US freely in the
future). Can somebody help me?

Many thanks,

Ingo

You can indeed keep the I-140 running and eventually get a Green Card (actually, an
immigrant visa) through consular processing in either London or in your home country.

However, once the immigrant visa is approved - and this may be as early as two to six
months from now - you will HAVE to return to the US and take up the job that sponsored
your I-140 (or work in the profession if you self-sponsored).

Ingo

On Thu, 01 Feb 2001 09:46:20 -0500, Xing Li <[email protected]> wrote:

>I filed my I-140 petition last September (EB-1) and it is still pending. Now I got a job
>offer in Britain. My question is, can I continue my green card application when I work in
>Britain? Since my wife likes US a lot, she hopes we can have a US green card, (another
>reason is that our son is US citizen, my wife wishes we can come to US freely in the
>future). Can somebody help me?

I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice. For reliable advice, please consult with a
professional immigration attorney.

For further information, check the following frequently-requested links.

For many questions, you may find answers at http://travel.state.gov/visa_services.html
(Department of State)

or http://ins.usdoj.gov (INS).

For consular policies and visa reciprocity fees, find your consulate in
http://travel.state.gov/links.html

For DOL Faxback status information: http://workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/

For information on affidavit of support for marriage to US citizens (I-864), go to
http://travel.state.gov/i864gen.html and http://travel.state.gov/checklist.html

For information on entering the US as a K-1: http://www.k1poelist.com/

For poverty levels, see http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/poverty/00poverty.htm

For information on H/L/O/P visa extensions at Dept. of State in St. Louis, MO, see
http://travel.state.gov/revals.html

For non-official information, check:

(When using these sites, and any Web sites, please watch out for privacy, as I do not know
all site operators.)

http://www.visalaw.com http://www.shusterman.com http://www.immigration.com
http://members.aol.com/MDUdall http://www.murthy.com/ http://www.getusavisa.com
http://greencard-lottery.virtualave.net/ http://www.jcvisa.com (H-1B)
http://www.h1bresources.com (marriage and fiancee) http://www.kamya.com/misc/ (marriage
and fiancee) http://www2.apex.net/users/thehydes http://www.formshome.com
http://www.workpermit.com

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Web site owners and do not receive nor accept payment in return for listing them, and
typically don't even know them.

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