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Grow Your Legal Practice. Meet the Editors. Documentation Required to Work in the United States. Employees must produce proof of identity and work authorization within a few days of starting a new job. You then have three business days to present your new employer with documents proving that: you are who you say you are, and you are legally authorized to work in the United States.
Any one of the following documents is sufficient, on its own, to meet the requirements: an unexpired United States passport an unexpired foreign passport with an I stamp an alien registration receipt card or permanent resident card an unexpired employment authorization card an unexpired employment authorization document, issued by USCIS, which contains a photograph, or an unexpired foreign passport with Form I containing an endorsement of nonimmigrant status.
When Two Documents Are Required An employee who does not have one of the documents listed above must produce two documents: one establishing that he or she is authorized to work in the United States and another verifying identity. Just put the "c" in the second set of parentheses and the "9" in the third. To prove that you qualify for a work permit, you'll need to make a photocopy of whatever shows the status that you described in Question For example, if you applied as an asylee, attach a copy of the asylum office letter or judge's order granting you asylum.
The instructions to Form I detail which documents you need to submit. Note, however, that if you are applying for the work permit at the very same time as you apply for the status that will give you the right to a work permit, such as for adjustment of status or TPS, you don't need to include proof of eligibility. USCIS will figure out you're eligible from the application you submitted. Also realize that some categories of applicants do not need to pay the I application fee, such as those simultaneously filing to adjust status to get a green card they are covered by their I fee ; check the instructions for Form I to see if you're among them.
You will pay by either money order, personal check, cashier's check, or by credit card using Form G, Authorization for Credit Card Transactions. Look carefully at the website for which address to use.
It's based on your category of eligibility, and is different for people using U. This option became available to F-1 students filing based on optional practical training OPT in mid, and could expand to other categories.
Make a complete copy of everything in your submission packet, even the checks, before sending it. Permanent Immigrant Workers: A permanent worker is an individual who is authorized to live and work permanently in the United States. Students and Exchange Visitors: Students may, under certain circumstances, be allowed to work in the United States.
However, they must obtain permission from an authorized official at their school. Exchange visitors may be eligible to work temporarily in the U. An EAD is usually valid for one year and is renewable and replaceable. Applicants for an EAD can request the following:. All employees, including U. The Employment Authorization Document is proof to your employer that you are legally allowed to work in the United States.
The following categories of foreign workers are eligible to apply for an Employment Authorization Document:. Additionally, many beneficiaries and their dependents are eligible to work in the United States. Typically, the government grants this eligibility to a certain employer as a result of the beneficiaries' or dependents' non-immigrant status. An employee can file for a renewal EAD before the original expires, so long as the application is not processed more than six months prior to the expiration date.
EAD cards are replaced for many different reasons. If a card is lost, stolen, or contains incorrect information, it may be necessary to file a new Form I and pay a filing fee. In some cases, a fee waiver can be requested for all fees. When hired for a new job, employees must prove that they are legally entitled to work in the United States. People want to know if you are currently authorized green card, H1-B, etc. The work authorization process in the US is complicated and may require the employer to which you are applying to sponsor your application H1-B.
An answer of "No" to this question probably doesn't disqualify you from interviewing, and it tells the interviewer how they will have to work with you and the US government in order to secure your employment should they choose to proceed.
Most US academic employers are well aware of the necessary steps and have an entire department dedicated to interfacing with international students and employees and the US government. My university calls this the International Office. Know this question was posted a while ago but someone else could stumble across it like I did. Since almost everyone knows you can't ask, "So you got a green card or what?
My peers who work at places that process new visas and transfer existing ones pretty much never ask up front because they don't care what the answer is as they can work with you whatever your eligibility. Here in Thailand employers tend to ask if you are eligible to work in Thailand without a work permit.
The reason the question matters to the employer at least here in Thailand is that getting a work permit is not particularly straightforward, and involves a lot of work piles of paperwork on the part of the company. So what they are usually looking for is someone who can fulfil a role without having to do all that paperwork.
And the only people actually eligible to work in Thailand without a work permit are people who hold Thai citizenship. So a lot of the time they just say in a job ad that they are looking for Thai citizens only. But this is a country where they can say they want to employ a male between the ages of , or they can sack a flight attendant who becomes pregnant, so they don't have any qualms about being direct in their requirements.
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