Job hunting

[rebeccajo 14]

We on this forum are confused on this subject.

Potential employers would be even more confused.

Another way that Illegals effect all legals.

You got a burr about this or something?

[athena_ny 1]

We on this forum are confused on this subject.

Potential employers would be even more confused.

Another way that Illegals effect all legals.

You got a burr about this or something?

Must you ask? Haha!

[Jengles 0]

I hate to disagree with your sentiment, but I'm gonna 'cause I've been down this road.

My husband had a difficult time finding a decent job even with his EAD card. I can't imagine what kind of nonsense you'd go through trying to get work with just the stamp.

The problem isn't competency. It's conception. A 'greencard' is what people hear about and know about. Anything less than that is 'different' and 'questionable' to them. Even though an EAD proves you are legal to work, it really doesn't show anything else, and it includes an expiry date. A greencard says - "I've come to America to live. I'm staying.'

My husband got a decent job on the FIRST interview he went to with a greencard. He had been to several with just an EAD.

Greencard trumps EAD in the eyes of US citizens - competent, informed, or not.

You haven't found a decent employer yet. If a company is worth their salt, they will understand if he can or can not work. Most applications have a question: "Are you authorized to work in the U.S.?" If you say, "Yes", you show them a copy of your work authorization as proof. It should be straight forward to a competent HR person.

I think it goes to where you are located also, here in NYC most employers know about working papers.

[sereia 0]

my husband couldn't get a job to save his life when he got the temp EAD at jfk.... until about 2 weeks before it expired! a very reputable national company hired him, trained him, he worked two weeks, and then they let him go because it expired and he didn't have his green card yet. who knows why they bothered hiring him in the first place!!!! but i'm glad he got some money in the meantime! now he's back to the waiting game until he gets an EAD. i hope the job search won't be as difficult the second time around!

[Mrs. Jibowu 0]

To the OP:

I wouldn't give them the chance to wonder what visa he is here on.

My husband's resume' had the following statement on the bottom of it:

"I hold a valid Department Of State Employment Authorization Document and do not require any sponsorship to legally work in the United States."

Credit for that language goes to the member luv2teach.

This is what I was thinking as a previous employer. I also currently work in an HR department that hires many immigrants. I would apply for the job, speak to the qualifications during the interview. If you are authorized to working the US you state yes. The documentation does not come into play unless they hire you. Once you are hired you fill out the paper work. There are so many laws around discrimination from age, to children, disabilities, and race that during this process they usually focus on abilities and drive.

[Marriednow 4]

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Every time my husband has an interview somewhere they ask him to explain the visa he's here on since no one has ever heard of it (K1--and the I-94 won't expire till Feb.) And no matter what he says, they still don't understand it and tell him to come back when he has a green card! :ranting:

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What are we doing wrong? He is currently working weekends under the table but he's still feels like he's doing nothing. I think everyone who lives around here is racist

I'm glad you asked that. My SO's work stamp ran out today (thanks to all the screwups of SS, Homeland Security and every other organization on the friggin planet, but that's another story). He wants to apply for another job nearby. Here is the question: Will a new employer accept the EAD receipt to hire him while he waits for the actual EAD? They did this when he applied for his driver's license, but don't know jack about this other. Thanks for any advice!!!

[sikora 0]

I hate to disagree with your sentiment, but I'm gonna 'cause I've been down this road.

My husband had a difficult time finding a decent job even with his EAD card. I can't imagine what kind of nonsense you'd go through trying to get work with just the stamp.

The problem isn't competency. It's conception. A 'greencard' is what people hear about and know about. Anything less than that is 'different' and 'questionable' to them. Even though an EAD proves you are legal to work, it really doesn't show anything else, and it includes an expiry date. A greencard says - "I've come to America to live. I'm staying.'

My husband got a decent job on the FIRST interview he went to with a greencard. He had been to several with just an EAD.

Greencard trumps EAD in the eyes of US citizens - competent, informed, or not.

You haven't found a decent employer yet. If a company is worth their salt, they will understand if he can or can not work. Most applications have a question: "Are you authorized to work in the U.S.?" If you say, "Yes", you show them a copy of your work authorization as proof. It should be straight forward to a competent HR person.

May I ask what kind of places he had been applying to? I am an F--1 student currently on OPT and all I have is an EAD. I am employed at a huge corporation. Are you guys bringing up the fact that you do not have green cards at the interviews? I said nothing about my immigration status at the interview, neither was I asked. When you are hired, you fill out an I-9 and you indicate the document that you have that allows you to work legally. Additionally, it is illegal to deny someone employment based on an approaching expiration date on their document. (I believe this is mentioned on the I-9)

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Every time my husband has an interview somewhere they ask him to explain the visa he's here on since no one has ever heard of it (K1--and the I-94 won't expire till Feb.) And no matter what he says, they still don't understand it and tell him to come back when he has a green card! :ranting:

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What are we doing wrong? He is currently working weekends under the table but he's still feels like he's doing nothing. I think everyone who lives around here is racist

I'm glad you asked that. My SO's work stamp ran out today (thanks to all the screwups of SS, Homeland Security and every other organization on the friggin planet, but that's another story). He wants to apply for another job nearby. Here is the question: Will a new employer accept the EAD receipt to hire him while he waits for the actual EAD? They did this when he applied for his driver's license, but don't know jack about this other. Thanks for any advice!!!

Check the receipt. There should be a note on there saying that the receipt is valid as employment authorization but for no more than 30 days.