passing internal checkpoint

[Barbara J 115]

Yes I did & I stand by what I said. Not have the card in your hand doesnt relieve you of the responcibility to know what it says in clear plain English. I do have the insite but wont respond to you again. I actually feel sorry for you. Just pull up to the check points you fear & see how it goes. If you had a clue about your own situation you wouldnt need to post on a public forum.

Good luck

[JeroenAndMichelle 28]

this is what I am understanding to do if I were to go through these internal checkpoints. Keep the receipt notice I-797C the I-485 with me at all times and always have the EAD with me and if possible have another form of identification

You still don't have it 100% right...

It is: Keep the receipt notice I-797C the I-485 with you at all times, and have a form of identification with you, such as a passport or driver license (you will need the latter with you anyways when you drive, so most likely you already have that). Fact is, while an EAD allows you to work, it is not a form of proper identification.

Technically you could leave the whole EAD out of the sentence, as it has not much to do with it identification for immigration purposes.

[Winning 2]

hello everyone,

Just wanted to clarify the confusion about my question regarding the passing through a checkpoint. with an EAD card. I spoke to my lawyer and he said that my EAD was enough to pass through these internal checkpoints. The EAD is like a license in the sense that when scanned it will show that there is an AOS petition pending.

[Darnell 8,478]

perhaps would have been better just to ask the lawyer, not bring it up here?

[ryna 132]

They can't. They must be authorized to be in the US at the time they are approved for an EAD. However, their authorized stay can be terminated before the expiration date on the EAD, which would make the EAD void. The EAD was never intended to be used as proof that you are in the US legally. In fact, it says right on the back of the card "This card is not evidence of US Citizenship or Permanent Residence."

You are in a period of authorized stay while your I-485 is pending. The I-797C receipt notice for the I-485 is proof of this. Keep this receipt notice with you if you travel near any internal checkpoints, as well as some form of identification. CBP or ICE can run your "A" number to verify that you are lawfully present.

Jim, this raises the question (and I don't have my wife's EAD in front of me at the moment so I'm only 95% certain that the EAD even has the A# on it) but why couldn't CBP or ICE run the A# solely from the EAD presented? Even having the I-485 Receipt notice technically isn't proof of anything as you could carry it around with you even if your I-485 was denied.

[Winning 2]

Jim, this raises the question (and I don't have my wife's EAD in front of me at the moment so I'm only 95% certain that the EAD even has the A# on it) but why couldn't CBP or ICE run the A# solely from the EAD presented? Even having the I-485 Receipt notice technically isn't proof of anything as you could carry it around with you even if your I-485 was denied.

Your concern is correct, What my lawyer said was that if ICE or CBP stop anyone at an internal checkpoint they just have to run the A# to see if the you have a pending I-485. The card itself does not prove one is in the country legally but ones the A# is scanned those questions can be answered.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Jim, this raises the question (and I don't have my wife's EAD in front of me at the moment so I'm only 95% certain that the EAD even has the A# on it) but why couldn't CBP or ICE run the A# solely from the EAD presented? Even having the I-485 Receipt notice technically isn't proof of anything as you could carry it around with you even if your I-485 was denied.

The EAD does have the A# on it, printed on the front, printed on the back, and encoded in the magnetic strip on the back. CBP or ICE could run the A# from the card. They'd pretty much have to run it because the EAD doesn't show what class of admission applies to the alien, when it was granted, nor when it expires.

The I-797C shows the alien was granted a period of authorized stay on a specific date. If it was less than a few months prior then there's a good chance the CBP or ICE officer will pass the alien through the checkpoint without even running the A#.