Immigration Forum / USA Marriage Base / September 2005

Question.

Let’s talk hypothetically here for one minute.

A K1 Visa holder enters the US from London – He is a UK Citizen. The
K1 Visa holder doesn’t receive a EAD stamp at JFK and must await
authorisation. However he has been offered a position (or already has
the position) with a global company and they want him/her to start ASAP.
Can the K1 Visa holder have a contract drawn up under UK law and be paid
into a British Bank account and still work in the US – Like if you
travelled in on a visa waiver and granted a I-194 for business purposes.
When the EAD is granted he transfers his/her contract and pay over to
the US and everyone lives happily ever after.

Before anyone freaks – We are 100% talking hypothetically.