Temp EAD/EAD work questions

[Fatpossum 0]

Hi all,

I have now been in the states for over 2 months, supporting myself with money I saved from my old job in UK and through a part-time job at a speciality food grocery (for the princely sum of $6.70 an hour).

I received a passport stamp at JFK which expires on November 9th and am getting a little worried as I do not think my EAD will be through by then and I am not too sure how to support myself and Nikki.

Being in a small college town (Oxford MS) there is not a massive amount of employment opportunity, bar the University. It was always my intention to try and get a "proper" job with the temp EAD and hope that the EAD would process in time for me to continue in the job. If not hopefully I would have built a good relationship with my employer to maybe work out some arrangement of re-employment or voluntary work until the EAD came through. Unfortunately, despite applying to jobs at the uni which I am more than qualified for, I have not heard a sniff back, not even an interview (I have recently heard that they greatly favor employment from within).

Today I have seen 2 jobs appear on the University website that would be perfect but I am worried that if I apply, I will not have my EAD in time. Although I have already had my Biometrics, the EAD NOA was, for some unknown reason, returned to the USCIS as undeliverable. I have contacted the USCIS to verify my address etc, but have still not heard anything back.

I do not want to pull the wool over a potential employers eyes but at the same time I do not want to pass up these opportunities as money is getting very tight. Do you think I should just take the gamble and hope the EAD comes through or maybe explain the situation and ask to work voluntarily until I receive the EAD?

[YuAndDan 153]

Basically it is the employer's responsibility to confirm that you are employable. Technically once the 90 day temp ead expires, you are not authorized to work until USCIS apporves EAD or Green-card.

NOTE: K-1 is not a work visa, it is a fiancee visa for entry to the USA and marriage, K-1 is "Work Auth" primarily to be able to get the SSN, some states are strict in their interpretation of a federal law that requires persons applying for a "license" to have SSN, this can cause a problem with marriage license if only one person has SSN and the other (the K-1 holder) does not.

[Eric-Pris 1,607]

I received a passport stamp at JFK which expires on November 9th and am getting a little worried as I do not think my EAD will be through by then and I am not too sure how to support myself and Nikki.

What about your wife? She should be supporting you (at least in the beginning)!

Usually, the USC spouse supports the immigrant spouse until the immigrant spouse gets on their feet and finds decent work. Most immigrants do not receive the EAD stamp, and the EAD card takes 3 months, so the USC spouse needs to support both for a while. I think most of us take things like that into consideration when we decide to bring our fiance/spouse over to the US.

Edited October 21, 2008 by kid brooklyn