Disclaimer: The contents in this web site are only for your information and are not intended to be legal advice. While many of our applicants successfully obtain their I-140 approvals, the information here should not be considered as a guarantee of your green card application outcome.
Overseas Employment
Published Sep 23,2014
By Godfrey Mwangi
Would accepting a job outside the US hinder the chances at succeeding on a self-petition? Facts of the case:
– Graduated with PhD in 2014 from University of Washington (Biostatistician with multiple publications, multiple (US and international) conference participation and awards) – Home country has granted J-1 waiver – Accepted position in Africa with the US-based CDC (Center for Disease Control) – Family still in the US while I “commute” every two months between US and Kenya (entry is dependent on current trip focus: visitor or business (conference attendee)
Would it be better to be a Post-Doc rather than working internationally for the CDC? At this time, there is no plan for the CDC to sponsor the green card process.
Posted in Suitable Category NIW/EB1A
Subscribe
1 Comment
Oldest
Newest
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
Author
GCforPhD
10 years ago
Hi
Accepting a job outside of the US should not change your chances of success in a self-petition. There are several applicants who apply from outside of the US. When you apply for a self-petition you would mention the area of proposed employment, and how it would impact us national interest (NIW petition) or why you are considered a top expert with extraordinary abilities (EB1a petition). Your statement of work will mention your area of proposed employment and what you plan to do once you have a green card. You would also need to satisfy the USCIS regulatory requirements for the category you plan to apply. As long as these are properly met, you should not have a problem.
Disclaimer: The contents in this web site are only for your information and are not intended to be legal advice. While many of our applicants successfully obtain their I-140 approvals, the information here should not be considered as a guarantee of your green card application outcome.
This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.
If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.
Hi
Accepting a job outside of the US should not change your chances of success in a self-petition. There are several applicants who apply from outside of the US. When you apply for a self-petition you would mention the area of proposed employment, and how it would impact us national interest (NIW petition) or why you are considered a top expert with extraordinary abilities (EB1a petition). Your statement of work will mention your area of proposed employment and what you plan to do once you have a green card. You would also need to satisfy the USCIS regulatory requirements for the category you plan to apply. As long as these are properly met, you should not have a problem.
Best wishes
GCforPhD