EAD questions

[BenjaminUKtoUSA 7]

I got my EAD card today, yes the picture looks awful.

I have a few questions though about what this card enables me to do.

With this card, do I still have to have a Social Security Number, when applying for jobs? Or does this card prove my legitimacy for employment.

I want to get the ball rolling and start getting things D-O-N-E.

[Inky 1,110]

You have to have a social security card. Wont hire you without seeing the actual card, plus if you want to get paid you have to have one.

[ryna 132]

I got my EAD card today, yes the picture looks awful.

I have a few questions though about what this card enables me to do.

With this card, do I still have to have a Social Security Number, when applying for jobs? Or does this card prove my legitimacy for employment.

I want to get the ball rolling and start getting things D-O-N-E.

You will still need a Social Security number to work. With certain forms of ID - a US Passport, a Green Card, possibly an EAD (but not sure on that one), the physical card is not necessary, but the number always will be.

Edited June 24, 2011 by ryna

[Inky 1,110]

You will still need a Social Security number to work. With certain forms of ID - a US Passport, a Green Card, possibly an EAD (but not sure on that one), the physical card is not necessary, but the number always will be.

The physical SSN card is needed at most places. They need to see the actual card and wont just take your word for it.

Myself and quite a few friends went through this, they would not accept the SSN number without seeing the actual card. K-1 applicant friends and US citizen friends.

[Dave&Roza 748]

For employment verification the EAD card and GC fall under List A which establishes indentity and work authorization for the I-9 form the employer must fill out so the SSC is not required. However the next question will be "What is your SSN?" as the employer needs that in order to withhold taxes. So technically you do not need a SSN for proving work authorization, but you will need it for tax purposes, therefore, in the long run in order to work you will need a SSN. Not hard to get now that you have the EAD. Go to the local SSA office near you and complete an application. Take your foreign passport and the EAD (for two forms of ID and age) and in about two weeks you will receive your SSC in the mail.

For those employers that want to see a SSC, just refer them to List A. I had one ask me for my card and I was using my US passport which is in List A. I pointed out to the HR perosn that with a document in List A I do not need to show you my SSC, besides I never carry it as it tells me on my card (date on card is 1962 version).

As you go thru different life events you will discover that most people do not know what is actually required and they are reading from a provided script that may or may not be relivent to your specific situation--I have been going thru this in dealing with all the finacial institutions in dealing with my Mother's recent death. I must say that I get tied of trying to educate them when they tell me something incorrect.

Go get your SSC now that you have your EAD.

Good luck and may the process be easy and painless.

Dave

Edited June 24, 2011 by Dave&Roza

[ryna 132]

For employment verification the EAD card and GC fall under List A which establishes indentity and work authorization for the I-9 form the employer must fill out so the SSC is not required. However the next question will be "What is your SSN?" as the employer needs that in order to withhold taxes. So technically you do not need a SSN for proving work authorization, but you will need it for tax purposes, therefore, in the long run in order to work you will need a SSN. Not hard to get now that you have the EAD. Go to the local SSA office near you and complete an application. Take your foreign passport and the EAD (for two forms of ID and age) and in about two weeks you will receive your SSC in the mail.

For those employers that want to see a SSC, just refer them to List A. I had one ask me for my card and I was using my US passport which is in List A. I pointed out to the HR perosn that with a document in List A I do not need to show you my SSC, besides I never carry it as it tells me on my card (date on card is 1962 version).

As you go thru different life events you will discover that most people do not know what is actually required and they are reading from a provided script that may or may not be relivent to your specific situation--I have been going thru this in dealing with all the finacial institutions in dealing with my Mother's recent death. I must say that I get tied of trying to educate them when they tell me something incorrect.

Go get your SSC now that you have your EAD.

Good luck and may the process be easy and painless.

Dave

Exactly.

For my current position, I presented my US Passport and only my US Passport, as it is a 'List A' document. It stands alone as work authorization, as does the GC and the EAD (I looked at the I-9). I have in the past presented various combinations of Drivers License, US Birth Certificate or SS Card, but when I have shown my BC, they could not demand to see my SS Card. And that's the bottom line. You only need to know your number to be able to provide it.

If any employer insisted upon seeing the physical SS Card (assuming you presented a List A document or a List B Document and an alternate List C document), it is illegal and you (or your US citizen friends) would have a case against them if they had denied you employment at that point. In fact, it says so right at the top of the I-9:

"ANTI-DISCRIMINATION NOTICE: It is illegal to discriminate against work-authorized individuals. Employers CANNOT specify which document(s) they will accept from an employee. The refusal to hire an individual because the documents have a future expiration date may also constitute illegal discrimination."