Employment Authorization before or after green card interview?

[Mike&Dang 0]

Hello...." A friend" of my wife filed for green card and EAD the 1st week of December, They

have an appointment for GC interview the first week in March. She has been working at a major worldwide, public image concerned company for 1 week now. She told them she did not have EAD yet, but would arrive soon in the mail.

The company put in her SSN in the place of work authorization box and also SSN in place of A #. ( she forgot to bring with her) She will get her first paycheck next week and is concerned she will be deported because she is working illeagally. I keep telling them they should get EAD in the mail anyday, but nothing yet.

What is the worst that can happen?

What is likley to happen?

Is she supposed to get EAD before GC interview?

Thank you........

[slowlyman 118]

The EAD will come before the green card. Seems to be running about two months, so I would expect it any day. Have you checked status on the USCIS website?

Suprised a company would hire her without work authorization.

You may want to post this on the open forum. Not really related to Thailand.

Edited February 22, 2014 by slowlyman

[jenni17 36]

Hello...." A friend" of my wife filed for green card and EAD the 1st week of December, They

have an appointment for GC interview the first week in March. She has been working at a major worldwide, public image concerned company for 1 week now. She told them she did not have EAD yet, but would arrive soon in the mail.

The company put in her SSN in the place of work authorization box and also SSN in place of A #. ( she forgot to bring with her) She will get her first paycheck next week and is concerned she will be deported because she is working illeagally. I keep telling them they should get EAD in the mail anyday, but nothing yet.

What is the worst that can happen?

What is likley to happen?

Is she supposed to get EAD before GC interview?

Thank you........

Tell her to check the status of the EAD card using her case number on the USCIS web site, if the card is on it's way it should have the status as card in production. My husband's just changed to that status on Monday, we filed for AOS/EAD the first week in December, he had his biometrics interview on January 10th, it took a little under 2.5 months for the EAD to be approved, we're still waiting for the card to arrive in the mail. She's right to be worried though, if she hasn't yet received the EAD she is currently working illegally

Edited February 22, 2014 by jenni17