If I’m currently a green card holder, can I be held to an employment agreement if I got my green card through my husband and not them?
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If I’m currently a green card holder, can I be held to an employment agreement if I got my green card through my husband and not them?
I got my green card through my husband. Before that I was working on an H1B visa. I have an agreement with my employer for 3 years. It says that if I terminate my employment before 3 years, I will need to pay them X amount. Since I have a green card now through my husband, not through my employer, should that agreement be still valid? I have one more year to go as per that agreement.
Asked on February 16, 2015 under Immigration Law, New York
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
Unless the agreement specifically says that you only have to repay them if you obtain your green card through the employer, then yes, you can be held to the agreement. If the agreement does not reference the green card, then how you obtained the card has no bearing on it.
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