EAD Approval! (question)

[jonandrachel 2]

Hey everyone!!

So, i've been waiting and waiting for my EAD to get approved so i can finally start looking for work and start earning! I keep check on the USCIS website daily, putting in my case number, and yesterday it switched from Acceptance (i.e application received) to Card/Document Production. Which i think is fantastic! So my question is, will i get a form to say my EAD has been approved and therefore i'm legible for work, or do i just wait for the card to come through, which it says could take 30 days? I want to make sure that as per Dec 3rd (the day it says on USCIS that my card was ordered for production) i can work, because i've started applying today and already have an interview lined up.

Any thoughts, always appreciated

Hope everyone is good good good

Jon

[Lainie B 465]

You can apply for jobs and attend interviews as early as you like. In fact you can apply for jobs even before you arrive in the US (although you would want to explain the situation to the employer, and when you expect to be able to start work). You will just need the card in your hand on the first day you start work so that you can show it to your employer when you fill in the I-9.

The card will take 1-2 weeks to arrive after the approval date.

Edited December 5, 2012 by Lainie B

[jonandrachel 2]

You can apply for jobs and attend interviews as early as you like. In fact you can apply for jobs even before you arrive in the US (although you would want to explain the situation to the employer, and when you expect to be able to start work). You will just need the card in your hand on the first day you start work so that you can show it to your employer when you fill in the I-9.

The card will take 1-2 weeks to arrive after the approval date.

thanks Lainie, that is sort of what i thought, but it's a bummer that i need card in hand to start, if that delays me two more weeks, thanks for the input though

[Lainie B 465]

thanks Lainie, that is sort of what i thought, but it's a bummer that i need card in hand to start, if that delays me two more weeks, thanks for the input though

The date on the EAD will be the date it was approved, not the date it was printed or received, but unfortunately since the employer has to see the card on the day you start then you need to wait just a bit longer to actually start work. Hopefully if you are interviewing now, you can explain to the potential employer that the card is on its way and they will understand and wait. Some employers are more willing than others.