If I have both an EAD and a Green Card can I carry the EAD as sufficient proof of my legal status?

[jp1000 25]

If I have both an EAD and a Green Card can I carry the EAD as sufficient proof of my legal status?

 

Leaving the green card at home in my safe - I'm more paranoid about losing that.

[Allaboutwaiting 2,503]

EAD lost its validity the moment your GC was approved so it serves no purpose now. 

 

Even though it is a requirement to carry your GC  at all times -and not doing so is actually a misdemeanor- people rarely have it on themselves precisely for the same reason you do not want to carry yours: it is such a precious thing that no one wants to risk losing. 

 

If you have a real driver's license/ ID it should be "enough" and less scary to carry and potentially lose. 

[milimelo 4,477]

Green card trumps EAD. What's even better for work purposes - unrestricted SS card (hopefully you went back to SSA once you received your GC to remove restriction) and a valid drivers' license. Absolutely no need to show GC for employment purposes - and you as an employee get to decide what sort of documents to show to satisfy I-9 for e-verify. 

[jp1000 25]

1 minute ago, Allaboutwaiting said:

EAD lost its validity the moment your GC was approved so it serves no purpose now. 

 

Even though it is a requirement to carry your GC  at all times -and not doing so is actually a misdemeanor- people rarely have it on themselves precisely for the same reason you do not want to carry yours: it is such a precious thing that no one wants to risk losing. 

 

If you have a real driver's license/ ID it should be "enough" and less scary to carry and potentially lose. 

Thank you

[Verrou 1,962]

i only carry driving license. not going to carry GC and if i lost it its very costly + probably take years to get the replacement. i scanned the GC and save it on my dropbox/phone

 

your EAD is dead once u got GC, better dont use ur EAD at all

Edited May 2, 2023 by Misscloud

[Chancy 6,241]

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