My US boyfriend and I are currently considering applying for the K-1 as it seems the least troublesome route to go.

I was under the impression that on obtaining a K-1 visa you were automatically given a temporary 90 day work permit. However, I have just studied a few immigration sites closely and they say you MAY receive a work permit on arrival in the US.

Surely, they either issue them or they don't?

Does anyone have any experience or information on this?

Thanks

angusgirl wrote:
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If only it were that easy, we probably would not need this group;) The big problem
with the INS is the lack of consistency. Everything is different everywhere you go.
Some ports of entry *might* issue a work stamp upon arrival, but recent experiences
are that these are "drying up." You can find, however, latest listings here:
http://www.k1poelist.com There are no guarantees, however, that a port that issued
one last week will still do it this week...depends on INS directives, which officer
you get, what mood he/she is in, etc.

Once one arrives on a K-1 visa, if he/she does not get a work stamp at the port of
entry, the local INS office *might* or *might not* issue a temporary work
authorization card, depending on which way the wind is blowing on that day or whether
the humidity is high. Don't you just love this process already? ;) Read more about
EAD cards "ins and outs" at the AOS section of the Doc Steen site. Alvena
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Doc Steen Site: http://www.mindspring.com/~docsteen/...o/visainfo.htm
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I am not a lawyer and this is not immigration advice. This is my personal opinion,
posted for the purpose of discussion only. Locate an immigration attorney in your
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