Remote work, H1-B and GC

[achu]

Hi all,

I am on H-1B (my wife is on H-4) and want to know if I can work remotely in another state. What do my employer need to do? And can they sponsor me for GC even though I'm not working for them physically?

Thanks.

[Subramanya]

I am on H-1B (my wife is on H-4) and want to know if I can work remotely in another state. What do my employer need to do? And can they sponsor me for GC even though I'm not working for them physically?

---- Any employer can sponsor you for a GC. You can work part time for another employer provided tehy apply for part time H1. Do you mean work from home when you say remotely---this may be possible occassionally but I am of the firm opinion that it cannot be a regular feature

Subramanya

[achu]

Thanks Subramanya. Yes, when I said "remotely" I meant to work from home in another state. I am currently working full time (physically) in Hawaii for this company and want to move to Nevada and continue working full time for this company remotely.

So my specific questions are:

• Do I need to change my H-1B?
• Can my employer sponsor GC for me even though I work (for them) in another state?

I want to know the possibility before I could bring this up to my manager.

Thanks.

[achu]

Hi,

I've revised my question into a scenario below:

Let's say I am on H-1B and my current employer files green card petition for me. Then with the employer's permission, I move to another state and work remotely for this same employer.

My questions:

1. Is it possible to move to another state while waiting for green card?
2. Will moving to another state breaks the petition?

Thanks.

[shervin143]

GC is for future employment. Your current work location has nothing to do with the GC process.