Are point of Entry work permits history?

[petefromoz 0]

Hello readers, Should I be concerned about which US port of Entry i select? JFK and Atlanta used to have their immigration officers provide work permits..Is that History now..from what posters on this forum are saying, there is a very real possibility that I have to be unemployed for 3 months when i arrive in USA on a k1 fiance visa

Has anyone found otherwise within the last 12 months and been successful in legally obtaining authority to work?

thanks

Peter

[kitkat1 5]

Hello readers, Should I be concerned about which US port of Entry i select? JFK and Atlanta used to have their immigration officers provide work permits..Is that History now..from what posters on this forum are saying, there is a very real possibility that I have to be unemployed for 3 months when i arrive in USA on a k1 fiance visa

Has anyone found otherwise within the last 12 months and been successful in legally obtaining authority to work?

thanks

Peter

Based on posts here in the past 12 months, only JFK still sometimes gives the temp. EAD and it only allows you to work for 90 days. If your new EAD hasn't arrived by then, the employer is not supposed to allow you to continue working, although apparently some do it.

[girlfrmoz 1]

Hi Petefrmoz,

I am also from Oz and will be flying to JFK in early March. As far as I know you can still get the EAD pretty reliably at JFK but I don't know for how long that will last.

I intend flying through Tahiti to make JFK my POE. Have you been into the Aussie Forum here. You can talk to other friendly aussies who are going through the process.

Good luck

Girlfrmoz

[petefromoz 0]

Hi Petefrmoz,

I am also from Oz and will be flying to JFK in early March. As far as I know you can still get the EAD pretty reliably at JFK but I don't know for how long that will last.

I intend flying through Tahiti to make JFK my POE. Have you been into the Aussie Forum here. You can talk to other friendly aussies who are going through the process.

Good luck

Girlfrmoz

Hi,

I wasn't expecting such quick replies, thanks..My fiance and i have been doing this long distance for 7 years..Towards the end of 2007, I will be entering on K1 and we are finally getting married! Good luck with the entry via JFK, I hope you get to post your experience on here. We just have to be patient one more year, then noooooooooo more waiting EVER!

thanks

Petefrmoz

[chelben 0]

Hi Petefrmoz,

I am also from Oz and will be flying to JFK in early March. As far as I know you can still get the EAD pretty reliably at JFK but I don't know for how long that will last.

I intend flying through Tahiti to make JFK my POE. Have you been into the Aussie Forum here. You can talk to other friendly aussies who are going through the process.

Good luck

Girlfrmoz

so is the Temp EAD something you just ask the immigration officer for when you come through JFK?

[Mark UK 3]

Hi Petefrmoz,

I am also from Oz and will be flying to JFK in early March. As far as I know you can still get the EAD pretty reliably at JFK but I don't know for how long that will last.

I intend flying through Tahiti to make JFK my POE. Have you been into the Aussie Forum here. You can talk to other friendly aussies who are going through the process.

Good luck

Girlfrmoz

so is the Temp EAD something you just ask the immigration officer for when you come through JFK?

Yep, just ask for it as you first pass through immigration. It was a very simple and hassle-free process for me, hope it will be for you.

[Killer_Clown_2009 0]

Yes, you need to ask for it. I also read that oher POEs give it. Some people call ahead of time and confirm if it is available. Rumors have been circulating for years that it could discontinue at anytime, but it hasn't yet.

[kitkat1 5]

Yes, you need to ask for it. I also read that oher POEs give it. Some people call ahead of time and confirm if it is available. Rumors have been circulating for years that it could discontinue at anytime, but it hasn't yet.

If ANYONE has gotten a temp EAD through any POE other than JFK in the past 6 months, please please please POST IT. The word has been for a very long time that JFK is the only remaining POE that does give it.

[deathbydalbhat 0]

Somebody posted a link to the 'Rolling POE list' which was a log where people could post their POE, date, visa type and whether they got a temp. EA stamp or not. I'm sorry I can't remember it but maybe you can look or someone else will chime in with the link. I think I've got it bookmarked on my work computer.

[Killer_Clown_2009 0]

Someone from Canada got one crossing the US/Can land border @ Buffalo a few weeks ago. Forget who it was, but they called ahead and were told that it was not normally given, but would be if they asked for it, and they did so and got one.

Edited February 4, 2007 by jane2005

[skemper19 0]

"LISTEN TO ME"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have been through this many, many, MANY times here on VJ and though I love this place, sometimes people's "experiences" and "opinions" aren't exactly right!!!!!!

The stamp that you get on the I-94 when you come in on a K-1 visa IS a temporary EAD!!! You have the authority to work only for the 90 days formthe date of yoru entry it's clearly stamped on your I-94 (the date it expires) PLUS you still have to get a SS# before you can work too, so basically, it takes anywhere from two to four weeks to receive a SS card, THEN you can work. But only until your I-94 expires which is 90 days from the date of entry. Don't believe that hype about only going through JFK, don't waste your money, and no POE gives you an EAD. WHat they are referring to is an EAD that is valid for one year (NO, they don't give those). If you want proof, look at the form that you need to fill out when accepting a job, I think it's the I-9..... on page two it plainly states what you need in order to prove to the employer that you are eligible to work, and that is a valid, unexpired I-94, which is what you received when you entered the county, FROM ANYWHERE!!!! And of course, you still need your SS# and an ID, could be your foreign passport. This is tried and true, by yours truly. I spent FOREVER trying to figure out if I should go through JFK, BLAH BLAH BLAH, called JFK three seperate times to ask them if they give these EAD's taht every one was talking about. THANK GOD I didn't go through JFK and THANK GOD I did a little more research and didn't listen to many people here. Just look on the I-9, page two, column A, rigth tehre it says Valid, Unexpired I-94, which all get when the enter theUS.

Hope this helps those who are weary and doubtful!

S

[ninamyers 0]

"LISTEN TO ME"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have been through this many, many, MANY times here on VJ and though I love this place, sometimes people's "experiences" and "opinions" aren't exactly right!!!!!!

The stamp that you get on the I-94 when you come in on a K-1 visa IS a temporary EAD!!! You have the authority to work only for the 90 days formthe date of yoru entry it's clearly stamped on your I-94 (the date it expires) PLUS you still have to get a SS# before you can work too, so basically, it takes anywhere from two to four weeks to receive a SS card, THEN you can work. But only until your I-94 expires which is 90 days from the date of entry. Don't believe that hype about only going through JFK, don't waste your money, and no POE gives you an EAD. WHat they are referring to is an EAD that is valid for one year (NO, they don't give those). If you want proof, look at the form that you need to fill out when accepting a job, I think it's the I-9..... on page two it plainly states what you need in order to prove to the employer that you are eligible to work, and that is a valid, unexpired I-94, which is what you received when you entered the county, FROM ANYWHERE!!!! And of course, you still need your SS# and an ID, could be your foreign passport. This is tried and true, by yours truly. I spent FOREVER trying to figure out if I should go through JFK, BLAH BLAH BLAH, called JFK three seperate times to ask them if they give these EAD's taht every one was talking about. THANK GOD I didn't go through JFK and THANK GOD I did a little more research and didn't listen to many people here. Just look on the I-9, page two, column A, rigth tehre it says Valid, Unexpired I-94, which all get when the enter theUS.

Hope this helps those who are weary and doubtful!

S

Welll, all I can say, is thank god i DID go through JFK, I got 9 weeks work out of it, then decided to stop for a while (I was doing temp work and the assignment ended) because it was close to the time when my I-94 would be expiring. In the end, my I-94 expired on the 24th Jan, my 1 year EAD card has a start date of 22nd Jan, so i have actually been authorised to work since arriving with no gaps. It may only be a 90 day EAD, but in the cases of people where money can be tight, I really think it can really be a blessing.

[kitkat1 5]

The stamp that you get on the I-94 when you come in on a K-1 visa IS a temporary EAD!!! You have the authority to work only for the 90 days formthe date of yoru entry it's clearly stamped on your I-94 (the date it expires)

Are you trying to saying that every K1 applicant receive an I-94 Work Authorization Stamp allowing them to work for 90 days? I have not seen anyone post this information in the past year and I suspect most people don't receive the work authorization stamp. Can you provide more information on your experience and do you know if anyone else also actually got this stamp instead of a temp EAD and worked using it?

[mozplay 29]

Someone from Canada got one crossing the US/Can land border @ Buffalo a few weeks ago. Forget who it was, but they called ahead and were told that it was not normally given, but would be if they asked for it, and they did so and got one.

That was me ... it wasn't Buffalo.. it was Detroit. Buffalo confirmed that though they once did it - they had stopped the practice.

The list you are looking for is www.k1poelist.com.

Just be careful --- I realized at the last second that many international airports are pre-clearance now, which means you actually go through US immigration and customs in your own airport - not at your destination airport (in this case JFK). Every damn airport in Canada it seems now, is pre-clearance.

Mo

[skemper19 0]

There is no stamp on the I-94 that says "EAD". What they do stamp is that you have entered the country, and that your I-94 and Visa expire on ______ (90 days). The I-94 IS your EAD for 90 days.

See this link, it's the I-9 form, on page three it shows what you need to show eliginiity to work. The I-94 is on List A. This is your 90-day temporary EAD, you CAN use this to start working as soon as you get your SS card BUT can only work until the expiration date. My husband, went to work for two national companies that DO NOT hire people unless they have ;egal authorization towork in the U.S. and this is the temp EAD. His bosses even told him he needed to get his new EAD before his I-94 expires or else he could no longer work for them, and he didn't get it and he could no longer work.

My hubby did not go through JFK, but through Miami, thank I did my reserach cause we would have paid and extra $500-$800 just to go through JFK.

Like anything here, I sugesst you do your own research, I made calls (tons of them) and this is what happened to me, plain and simple. Like I said, I love this site, it's helped me TREMENDOUSLY, through allof this, and without a lawyer. You just have to cross your t's, dot your i's check, check and check again.

Hope this helps!