Able to Work without EAD??

[reyu223 0]

I have read in other places that it is possible to work without an EAD? since on the I-9 form that employers fill it out, a valid combination would be a foreign passport + valid I-94 + SS number ? But it also said that it depends on the employer....... i was wondering could she possibly find a job and use the SS and I-94 and tell the employer the EAD is processing? anyone with experience with this?

[Minya's wife 24]

What visa are you adjusting from? If K-1, then no not possible, must have EAD in hand before working.

[ThaitoUSA 15]

Doesn't the Social Security card state on it that DHS authorization required to work?

To answer your question; no, one cannot legally work without EAD (in the context of coming over on a K-1 visa and adjusting status).

My wife got her EAD approved 37 days after filing for AOS. It took her longer to find a job.

[gennyangel 3]

i have a friend who have work without EAD,they called it as cash money. The disavantage though you dont have previleges as whats other working legally like health insurance etc...

[km24 0]

How come she has a SSN? Because one of the requirements in filing/having SSN is the EAD? Am I right? You have to prove the SS Office that you have papers, showing them that you can work here in USA?

Edited October 15, 2009 by km24

[km24 0]

i have a friend who have work without EAD,they called it as cash money. The disavantage though you dont have previleges as whats other working legally like health insurance etc...

So she's working illegaly?!

[NCWife 0]

If your friend needs EAD to work but chose to work without one, then your friend is working ILLEGALLY.

To the OP, I don't think it is a good idea to tell the employer that your EAD(or your friend's, not sure who is in the situation) is being processed when it is actually not.

Cheers...

i have a friend who have work without EAD,they called it as cash money. The disavantage though you dont have previleges as whats other working legally like health insurance etc...

Depending on your Social Security office. I didn't need an EAD to apply for SSN because my I-94 was still valid then. On my SSC, it says that I must have work authorization from DHS.

Cheers.

How come she has a SSN? Because one of the requirements in filing/having SSN is the EAD? Am I right? You have to prove the SS Office that you have papers, showing them that you can work here in USA?

[visacheck 3]

These employers hire people without proper documentation because they save money by not giving benefits.

[trillium13 84]

i have a friend who have work without EAD,they called it as cash money. The disavantage though you dont have previleges as whats other working legally like health insurance etc...

USCIS tends to frown on this sort of thing.

[furiousng 2]

Having SSN is not a right to work. You can only work with the EAD which is the DHS authorization to work.

[gennyangel 3]

These employers hire people without proper documentation because they save money by not giving benefits.

true....

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I have read in other places that it is possible to work without an EAD? since on the I-9 form that employers fill it out, a valid combination would be a foreign passport + valid I-94 + SS number ? But it also said that it depends on the employer....... i was wondering could she possibly find a job and use the SS and I-94 and tell the employer the EAD is processing? anyone with experience with this?

You can read incorrect information anywhere. Get the truth here.

The I-9 was changed in February of 2009. You cannnot work without an EAD or Green card. You would have read that all over the VJ webiste since February.

i have a friend who have work without EAD,they called it as cash money. The disavantage though you dont have previleges as whats other working legally like health insurance etc...

USCIS tends to frown on this sort of thing.

Yeah, like deportation and visa bans.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

How come she has a SSN? Because one of the requirements in filing/having SSN is the EAD? Am I right? You have to prove the SS Office that you have papers, showing them that you can work here in USA?

No. YOU ARE WRONG. She has an SSN because the SS administration authorizes it for K-1 visas because until last year some places required an SSN to get married. They had to do something to get a K-1 an SSN so they could get married per their visa. The Supreme court changed that last year and there is no longer any reason for a K-1 to get an SSN. The SS adminstration will catch up someday and stop issuing them without an EAD just like they do for K-2s, K-3s, and K-4s which never needed an SSN to to get married.

The Social Security Adminsitration has NOTHING to do with who is autorized to work, that is determined by DHS and no one else. And although you have now read the truth you continue to believe inaccuracies you read somewhere else because it is convenient to you. Working illegally can result in a denial of the AOS. Good luck with that.

Edited October 16, 2009 by Gary and Alla

[Ban Hammer 12,835]

moved from Adjustment of Status (Green Card) from Family Based Visas to Working & Traveling prior to getting a Green Card

the answer to the op's question is contained on the page showing all forums: During this time, you will not typically be able to work or leave the US without jeopardizing your immigration status unless you have an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) or an Advance Parole (AP) from the USCIS.

[I'm Gone 60]

How come she has a SSN? Because one of the requirements in filing/having SSN is the EAD? Am I right? You have to prove the SS Office that you have papers, showing them that you can work here in USA?

No. YOU ARE WRONG. She has an SSN because the SS administration authorizes it for K-1 visas because until last year some places required an SSN to get married. They had to do something to get a K-1 an SSN so they could get married per their visa. The Supreme court changed that last year and there is no longer any reason for a K-1 to get an SSN. The SS adminstration will catch up someday and stop issuing them without an EAD just like they do for K-2s, K-3s, and K-4s which never needed an SSN to to get married.

No. YOU ARE WRONG. The policy changed because the INS at that time was having trouble getting EAD cards out under the A6 category before the 90 day K-1 period expired, so the EM-00154 was issued to change SSA's SSN policy for K-1s and later POMS was updated.

Why would a K-3s ever have need an SSN to get married, since they come into the U.S. already married and K-2s and K-4s are children. DHS/USCIS might change their policy toward K-1s some day, which will probably cause SSA to change their SSN procedure.

Read the OIG report

http://www.ssa.gov/oig/ADOBEPDF/audittxt/A-08-07-17044.htm