Working without EAD

[Cowface 5]

Hello,

I was wondering if it is possible for me to work without EAD before beginning the process of AOS application.

I was told that as long as I get married, if my husband and I filed the tax report jointly, it wouldn't matter if I had EAD or not.

Is it true?

[agnesb 47]

Hello,

I was wondering if it is possible for me to work without EAD before beginning the process of AOS application.

I was told that as long as I get married, if my husband and I filed the tax report jointly, it wouldn't matter if I had EAD or not.

Is it true?

False. It ks illegal to work without green card or EAD.

[Andrea&Henry 311]

I'm not quite sure if thay enterely truth and I wouldn't risk either. I see you are on a student visa and as far as I know you are not allow to work unless you re doing some sort of internship or u have an OPT. If your f1 visa is expire, being married doesn't mean anything if you don't adjust. Marriage with an USC allows you to legally obtain residency but doesn't protect you from getting deported or being in problems if they catch you working without the proper documentation. You can get the EAD withing 60-70 days so you don't need to wait until the whole process is done to start working. My advice is adjust ASAP and don't take risks dear. Good luck

[belinda63 3,047]

It is forgiven for the spouse of a USC but that doesn't mean that you or the employer couldn't get in trouble if caught. Imagine being at work and an ICE raid happens. You are detained for hours then taken to jail. You might get bailed out but you would still have to go to a judge and explain. You would still be guilty of a crime.

[Cathi 5,794]

Hello,

I was wondering if it is possible for me to work without EAD before beginning the process of AOS application.

I was told that as long as I get married, if my husband and I filed the tax report jointly, it wouldn't matter if I had EAD or not.

Is it true?

no

[newacct 688]

Hello,

I was wondering if it is possible for me to work without EAD before beginning the process of AOS application.

I was told that as long as I get married, if my husband and I filed the tax report jointly, it wouldn't matter if I had EAD or not.

Is it true?

It depends on what you mean by "possible". Yes, anything is "possible" in this world; it's just a question of what the likeliness is and what the consequences are.

1. No decent employer will let you work, because you are not authorized to work, and they can get in trouble for it. So it is very unlikely for you to be able to get a job in the first place.
2. If some crappy employer does let you work, then you work. If it's some really shady place the government might raid it; however, I think the chance of that is very remote.
3. When you do AOS, one of the questions you will need to fill in on the forms is your current and former employers. So (unless you want to lie, which is a big no-no) you are going to have to fill in this unauthorized work, at which point the government knows about it, and might come shut down your employer or tell them to not let you work anymore.
4. Yes, it is true that since you are an immediate relative, having past unauthorized work does not hurt your AOS application.

[islandgal 74]

Hello,

I was wondering if it is possible for me to work without EAD before beginning the process of AOS application.

I was told that as long as I get married, if my husband and I filed the tax report jointly, it wouldn't matter if I had EAD or not.

Is it true?

No you cannot work without the proper authorization.