We provide an overview of the most important forms. There are a variety of ways to get to know the United States up close: visa-free travel, tourist visas, work visas, and Green Cards. What type of visa do you qualify for? Read here which events we are organising this year and where we are represented as speakers or exhibitors. Arrange your appointment. Select the U. Here you can upload all confidential documents, forms, and photos for your visa application and transfer them to your personal visa consultant.
Our visa consultants currently advise more than companies and process well over 2, visa applications per year. Holders of a general work permit can legally work in the USA. We will inform you about the so-called Employment Authorization Document EAD and explain in particular the requirements, application period and important points to keep in mind. On request, we will help you to apply for a general work permit for the United States.
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However, you must apply for the general work permit in the first place. The EAD document is issued by the U. The EAD card contains general information about the holder and certain security features:. The design of the Employment Authorization Document was last changed in May By using special security features, the EAD card is even more counterfeit-proof and the risk of fraud has been further reduced.
With the EAD card, certain groups of people can apply for a work permit. You qualify for an EAD:. In return, the EAD is not tied to a specific U. If you are a U. The application for a General Work Permit and its renewal or reissue in the event of loss is made directly on site in the United States at the U. The application for a General Work Permit in the U. The EAD form currently comprises 7 pages, in which detailed information on the applicant is requested.
Tip: To ensure that there is no delay or rejection, applicants should follow the exact I completion instructions. Some important points that should always be considered are listed below. Responsibility depends on the group of people to which you belong as well as your place of residence in the United States. For this reason, it is very important to check in advance in each individual case to which address the application must be sent. In addition to applying by mail, under certain circumstances it is also possible to apply for the EAD online.
However, this depends on the respective visa category. All supporting documents, such as marriage certificates, which are not available in English, must also be translated by a sworn translator and submitted in certified form. Since the details of the application process change from time to time, fees are adjusted or certain procedures are changed, applicants should read and follow all instructions and completion instructions of the USCIS carefully before each new application.
Only a correctly completed application will result in rapid processing and approval. Applicants must submit the current I document. Before submitting the EAD application, you should therefore check the update date on the I form. In the lower left corner on both sides of the I form you will find the date of the form version.
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You can also learn more about unfair documentary practices at 8 U. Some examples of these documents include a Form I issued to asylees or work-authorized nonimmigrants for example, H-1B nonimmigrants because of their immigration status, an unexpired Reentry Permit Form I , Certificate of U.
If I don't have a document from the Lists of Acceptable Documents, can I show my employer something else? Under the receipt rule which is discussed here and found at 8 C. The receipt is valid for a temporary period. There are three different documents that qualify as acceptable receipts for I-9 purposes.
First, a worker may present a receipt for the application for a replacement document when the document has been lost, stolen, or damaged. The receipt is valid for 90 days from the first day of work, after which the worker must present the replacement document to complete the Form I Second, a worker may present a Form I containing a temporary I stamp and a photograph of the individual, which is considered a receipt for Form I The worker must present the Form I by the expiration date of the temporary I stamp, or within one year from the date of issuance of the Form I if the I stamp does not contain an expiration date.
Third, a worker may present a Form I containing an unexpired refugee admission stamp. A refugee may have an electronic or paper Form I If a refugee presents the departure portion of a Form IA containing an unexpired refugee admission stamp or a computer-generated printout of Form I with an admission class of "RE", the employer must accept it. This is considered a receipt for a List A document.
The worker must present either an Employment Authorization Document EAD or a combination of a List B identity document and an unrestricted Social Security card within 90 days after the first day of work, or in the case of reverification, the date employment authorization expires. If a worker records a USCIS or Alien Number, or an Admission Number, in Section 1 of the Form I-9, an employer is not allowed to ask or see a specific document with that number or otherwise specify which documentation a worker may present, based on the worker's citizenship status.
Asking an employee for proof of citizenship or immigration status in the process of verifying a worker's employment authorization could violate the law that IER enforces at 8 U. During both initial verification and reverification, a worker may choose which documentation to present from the I-9 Form List of Acceptable Documents. My new employer is requiring me to provide an expiration date for my status as a refugee in Section 1 of the Form I Do I have to provide an expiration date in Section 1?
In addition, if a refugee or asylee chooses to show a driver's license and unrestricted Social Security card for Section 2, these documents are not subject to reverification under Form I-9 rules. Contact IER if you are an asylee or refugee and your employer is requiring that you provide an expiration date in Section 1.
May an employer ask an employee to present a Social Security card for payroll and not I-9 purposes? Although an employer cannot ask a worker to present a particular document for employment eligibility verification, an employer may request a Social Security card for payroll purposes. However, IER recommends certain practices to avoid confusion about whether the request is for employment eligibility verification purposes: 1 separate the Form I-9 process from other processes involving document requests; and 2 communicate the basis for each document request.
For example, explain whether the document request is for payroll or another purpose. Workers who believe an employer is requesting a specific document for employment eligibility verification purposes may allege discrimination in violation of the anti-discrimination provision. Does an employer need to see a worker's Social Security card to make sure that the Social Security number completed in Section 1 is correct?
As long as the worker has otherwise completed the Form I-9, the worker continues working while awaiting the SSN. For further guidance, contact IER. My employer asked me to verify my employment eligibility by showing a document issued by the Department of Homeland Security because I am not a U.
Is my employer allowed to do this? If the documentation reasonably appears to be genuine and to relate to the worker, another part of the INA at 8 U. If your employer has demanded a specific document from you for I-9 purposes, contact IER. A job applicant presented an Employment Authorization Document that expires next month. As an employer, I don't want to train the worker without an assurance that the worker will still be employment-authorized in the future.
May an employer reject the applicant for employment due to the uncertainty of continued employment authorization? Workers with temporary or continuous employment authorization may present documents with future expiration dates.
Even if a worker has temporary work authorization, the worker may receive subsequent employment authorization.
Therefore, a future expiration date does not necessarily mean that a worker will not be able to work beyond the date on the document presented. The rules for reverifying employment authorization when a worker has shown a temporary employment authorization document are discussed in the Handbook for Employers and at 8 C. The Handbook for Employers also explains that an employer cannot refuse to accept a document because it has a future expiration date. In addition, consideration of a future employment authorization expiration date in determining whether an individual is qualified for a particular job may constitute an unfair immigration-related employment practice in violation of the anti-discrimination provision of the INA at 8 U.
A worker has presented an employer with a document that looks fake. Can an employer refuse to accept it without violating the anti-discrimination provision? An employer may ask the worker for different documentation if the request is based on the fact that the first document presented does not reasonably appear to be genuine. If the employer rejects a document and does not provide the worker an opportunity to produce a different valid document, the worker may allege unfair documentary practices under 8 U.
In addition, contacting IER for assistance before rejecting a document solely because the employer is unfamiliar with the type of document being presented can help an employer avoid a potential claim of unfair documentary practices.
For further assistance, contact IER. A worker's DHS-issued employment authorization document expired and the worker wants to show a Social Security card for reverification.
Does the employer need to see a current DHS document? For reverification, the Form I-9 rules require a worker to present an unexpired List A or List C document of the worker's choice.
Therefore, if a worker presents an unrestricted Social Security card upon reverification, the worker does not need to present a current DHS document even if he or she presented a DHS document for initial employment eligibility verification. However, if a worker presents a restricted Social Security card stating "not valid for employment," "valid for work only with INS authorization," or "valid for work only with DHS authorization" , the employer is not allowed to accept the restricted Social Security card since it is not an acceptable I-9 document.
In that case, the employer may ask the worker to present another unexpired List A or List C document of the worker's choice. Note that List B documents are not required for reverification. For questions about the acceptability of documents for reverification, contact IER. Does an employer need to reverify the work authorization of lawful permanent residents who produce a "green card" with a future expiration date?
Lawful permanent residents who produce an unexpired Permanent Resident Card Form I or "green card" are not subject to reverification , even if the Form I lists a future expiration date.
For questions about how to conduct reverification in a nondiscriminatory manner, contact IER. If I am a lawful permanent resident, do I need to show my employer a new unexpired Permanent Resident Card when the card expires?
Form I-9 rules instruct employers not to reverify a lawful permanent resident who initially presented an unexpired Permanent Resident Card, even when the card expires. If your employer reverifies your employment eligibility after you presented an unexpired Permanent Resident Card, contact IER.
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