Has anyone changed jobs with expired green card and extension letter?

[England2Wisco 13]

Just wondering if anyone has ever had any issues with this when accepting a new job... 

Edited August 31, 2017 by England2Wisco
clarification

[charmander 692]

Yes some VJers had issues before. Merely due to the ignorance of HR personnel. Most recently someone reported issues with Walmart HR dept.

 

It happens. No different than the ignorance of DMV people or mortgage underwriters. Keep in mind, a valid driver's license + SSN card with no restrictions suffice I-9 requirements, employers cannot mandate which documents they would like to see for I-9. If you don't wanna deal with extension letter, show the DL + SSN card instead. If you go with the GC+Extension letter path and they give you a hard time, be ready to educate them on this issue.

[Mollie09 1,543]

I personally had no issues

[jeffkadrliktorr 99]

I was employed by a new company for the first time since my green card expired a the beginning of the month. My green card was brought up in conversation, but they only ever asked me for my social security card and driver license.

[Kris-Sy 6]

The HR person had trouble understanding the situation with the extension letter.  They had to call  other people to verify   ( took 1-2 days)  and then they called and confirmed my start date. i was very anxious because i had already gave my previous job my resignation letter. Some companies HR are just clueless when it comes to immigration stuff.

[England2Wisco 13]

Thanks all! Good to hear people's experiences. I am thankful for this community. 

[Lucky2Lucky 2,526]

Hello- my husband will be hopefully starting a new job soon so I found this thread helpful.. my question is we never changed his SS card- it still says valid for work w DHS approval only... will this be a problem? I didn't even know we were supposed to get a new SS card 😑

[Mollie09 1,543]

25 minutes ago, Luckycuds said:

Hello- my husband will be hopefully starting a new job soon so I found this thread helpful.. my question is we never changed his SS card- it still says valid for work w DHS approval only... will this be a problem? I didn't even know we were supposed to get a new SS card 😑

That just means he can't use the card plus DL for the I-9, has to be something else from the list, probably the expired card + letter.

[nightingalejules 678]

18 hours ago, Luckycuds said:

Hello- my husband will be hopefully starting a new job soon so I found this thread helpful.. my question is we never changed his SS card- it still says valid for work w DHS approval only... will this be a problem? I didn't even know we were supposed to get a new SS card 😑

 

17 hours ago, Mollie09 said:

That just means he can't use the card plus DL for the I-9, has to be something else from the list, probably the expired card + letter.

That's true. Although if it were me, I'd get that new, unrestricted SSN card soonest! So much easier! Maybe someone can point @Luckycuds in the direction of how to get a new SSN card?

[br9k 23]

I believe the only way to get an "unrestricted" SS card is to become a USC.

Edited September 4, 2017 by br9k

[nightingalejules 678]

4 hours ago, br9k said:

I believe the only way to get an "unrestricted" SS card is to become a USC.

Not true. LPRs also get unrestricted SS card. I think OP did not because their employment authorization came before their LPR status. People like me who came with a CR1 visa got unrestricted, so there must be a way to get that, given that they were approved as a conditional permanent resident.o

 

Ah! Here's a thread about it! 

 

Edited September 4, 2017 by nightingalejules
Found a reference

[annie1526 50]

Showing unrestricted Social Security Card AND valid drivers license (or State ID) is the way to go.  

[annie1526 50]

13 hours ago, br9k said:

I believe the only way to get an "unrestricted" SS card is to become a USC.

 

Wrong. You can get an unrestricted SS card even when you have the conditional green card.

 

I got my conditional green card on October 1st, 2015, I waited a few weeks, went to the SS office, and received my unrestricted SS card a few weeks later with no problems. 

 

It is advised to switch to the unrestricted SS card as soon as possible because using it with a Drivers License (or State ID) makes applying for jobs also much easier.