Please DO NOT SECURE HOUSING without first speaking with the Client Services Team for their guidance.
This is because we may not get a worksite for you until we reach out to your sponsor on your behalf.
Isn't the address on my LC where I will work?
Not necessarily.
The address on your LC is often not your exact worksite: it may be an administrative address that covers multiple worksites of one sponsor in an MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area), so do not base your moving destination on your LC. See this article to learn more about your LC address and your worksite.
For example, you may have chosen a sponsor in Houston, TX, but since that is a big city, you could work at any of the sponsor locations throughout that city or in the suburbs. We do not want you to move and get settled in an area that is not close to your worksite.
You can move AFTER connecting with Client Services and receiving your worksite address. We will help you with the timing of this big process!
This article contains a rundown of the overall timing of the last parts of your journey.
General guidance for AOS (EADs):
If your I-140 is approved, you should move and start work as soon as you have your EAD, SS card, and approval from BDV Client Services Department that your sponsor is ready and has a worksite set up for you. You should move and start work within 2 months of receiving full work authorization (I-140 + EAD + SS card).
If your I-140 is not approved, but your EAD is approved, you should connect with your attorney to determine whether to begin employment immediately or await approval of the I-140 petition.
For Consular Processing (Visas):
You will have 2 months to move to the US after your visa approval, and then you will be expected to start work as soon as possible after your move, taking some time of course to receive your SS card, get settled in, and find transportation and housing.