Am I allowed to work?

[lie08 0]

My AOS is still on-process. An employer wants to hire me as a caregiver but I'm worried about my status right now. There's something like this on my SSN. "Valid for work only with USCIS authorization." That employer said that once you got an SSN, it means you can legally work. And she also said, that will also prove to the USCIS as they process my AOS, that I can't be a discharge since I have a job.

Is this really true? Am I violating something if I accept the job? Is that illegal or what? If so, what will happen? Please help.

[LaL 418]

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=43766

[YuAndDan 153]

You need either green card or EAD in hand to be work authorized. The notation on the SS card indicates this. The employer when seeing the notation on the card is required to ask for the work authorization, EAD, or Green card.

The SS card is not work authorization.

[Yodrak 7]

lie08,

If this employer is willing to hire you, go for it. As the spouse of a US citizen, working without EA will not interfere with your adjustment of status. It's the employer who risks being fined should ICE audit their records and discover that they have hired someone without seeing that person's EAD.

Yodrak

My AOS is still on-process. An employer wants to hire me as a caregiver but I'm worried about my status right now. There's something like this on my SSN. "Valid for work only with USCIS authorization." That employer said that once you got an SSN, it means you can legally work. And she also said, that will also prove to the USCIS as they process my AOS, that I can't be a discharge since I have a job.

Is this really true? Am I violating something if I accept the job? Is that illegal or what? If so, what will happen? Please help.

[BJZags 17]

If this employer is willing to hire you, go for it. As the spouse of a US citizen, working without EA will not interfere with your adjustment of status. It's the employer who risks being fined should ICE audit their records and discover that they have hired someone without seeing that person's EAD.

Plus, if you give the employer the receipt for your appliacation for EAD, as long as he receives it in 90-days after employment, the employer I believe is in the clear under the eyes of the law.

[jen&darcy 0]

If this employer is willing to hire you, go for it. As the spouse of a US citizen, working without EA will not interfere with your adjustment of status. It's the employer who risks being fined should ICE audit their records and discover that they have hired someone without seeing that person's EAD.

Plus, if you give the employer the receipt for your appliacation for EAD, as long as he receives it in 90-days after employment, the employer I believe is in the clear under the eyes of the law.

Darcy works right now and his employer doesn't want him to stop. It is a big corporation however and I am not sure they will keep him on based on the filing of the EAD. I will make the suggestion to him and he can ask his H/R department if they will allow it. This would be awesome if they did. Thank you BJZags for the suggestion.

[Kez/JWolf 6]

If this employer is willing to hire you, go for it. As the spouse of a US citizen, working without EA will not interfere with your adjustment of status. It's the employer who risks being fined should ICE audit their records and discover that they have hired someone without seeing that person's EAD.

Plus, if you give the employer the receipt for your appliacation for EAD, as long as he receives it in 90-days after employment, the employer I believe is in the clear under the eyes of the law.

This is incorrect information.... you can not use the "show your employer your receipt for EAD and show the card by 90 days.... that is for people who have lost their EAD or are filing for a renewal.... not for people who have had a temp EAD and are waiting for a 1 year EAD to be approved... the reason is that if you have an EAD and you lose the card you are still Employment Authorised.. if you file for a renewal of EAD you are still EA... if you have had a temp EAD with K1 and it has expired you are NOT EA or if you are filing for EAD with or after you file for AOS you are not EA until it has been approved...

[LaL 418]

If this employer is willing to hire you, go for it. As the spouse of a US citizen, working without EA will not interfere with your adjustment of status. It's the employer who risks being fined should ICE audit their records and discover that they have hired someone without seeing that person's EAD.

Plus, if you give the employer the receipt for your appliacation for EAD, as long as he receives it in 90-days after employment, the employer I believe is in the clear under the eyes of the law.

This is incorrect information.... you can not use the "show your employer your receipt for EAD and show the card by 90 days.... that is for people who have lost their EAD or are filing for a renewal.... not for people who have had a temp EAD and are waiting for a 1 year EAD to be approved... the reason is that if you have an EAD and you lose the card you are still Employment Authorised.. if you file for a renewal of EAD you are still EA... if you have had a temp EAD with K1 and it has expired you are NOT EA or if you are filing for EAD with or after you file for AOS you are not EA until it has been approved...

[meauxna 15]

Darcy works right now and his employer doesn't want him to stop. It is a big corporation however and I am not sure they will keep him on based on the filing of the EAD. I will make the suggestion to him and he can ask his H/R department if they will allow it. This would be awesome if they did. Thank you BJZags for the suggestion.

Suggest D consider the Jesuit Principle: it's better to beg forgiveness than to ask permission.

[Yodrak 7]

Kez,

You omitted a scenario - if a person has entered the USA as a K1, and they are within their 90-day allowed stay, they are EA until those 90 days are over. So they can apply for the EAD as (a)(6) and have 90 days to produce the card, which will be long enough to cover their EA period as a K1.

Yodrak

If this employer is willing to hire you, go for it. As the spouse of a US citizen, working without EA will not interfere with your adjustment of status. It's the employer who risks being fined should ICE audit their records and discover that they have hired someone without seeing that person's EAD.

Plus, if you give the employer the receipt for your appliacation for EAD, as long as he receives it in 90-days after employment, the employer I believe is in the clear under the eyes of the law.

This is incorrect information.... you can not use the "show your employer your receipt for EAD and show the card by 90 days.... that is for people who have lost their EAD or are filing for a renewal.... not for people who have had a temp EAD and are waiting for a 1 year EAD to be approved... the reason is that if you have an EAD and you lose the card you are still Employment Authorised.. if you file for a renewal of EAD you are still EA... if you have had a temp EAD with K1 and it has expired you are NOT EA or if you are filing for EAD with or after you file for AOS you are not EA until it has been approved...

[Kez/JWolf 6]

Thank you Yodrak....