Originally Posted by
s10an
As soon as you get married you are granted the work permit. The green card process vary greatly on location. If you are moving to FL, TX, CA, AZ, It can take as much as 3 years to finalize the green card process due to high volume of applicants...
I have been through the process, and did not have any problems getting a job with only a work permit and a pending green card status.
Best of luck.
I've been through the process too and get naturalized in 2 weeks!
To add on to what ^^ said...
The work permit, aka USCIS, I-765, Application for Employment Authorization needs to be submitted every year. If you work for an airline that requires you to travel out of the US, you will also need a yearly USCIS, I-131, Application for Travel Document. Both these forms have filing fees, biometrics and take about 2-3 months to process. To make sure that you aren't stuck without a work permit, you'll have to file approx. 4 months before your authorizations expire. You can apply for these the same time you apply for your Greencard, which is the I-485 and I-130.
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/usc...004718190aRCRD
As mentioned above, you can work using the I-765 until you get your green card, which should take no more than 12-15 months since staffing at USCIS has now increased.