Expedited EAD with job offer from non-profit?

[JudeB77 29]

I met with a local non-profit organisation this morning about doing some volunteering for them, and was pretty much offered a job instead. It's a very small organisation with two members of staff, one of whom is leaving in the next couple of weeks. The director told me she would love to employ me in that role if I was interested - which of course I am.

 

I explained to her that I don't yet have permission to work but it was possible that I could apply for an expedite on the basis of a job offer. She said she would be willing to write a letter in support of that request for expedite.

 

I'm obviously excited about the prospect of getting out there and working, but I don't want to get my - or the director's - hopes up if it's unlikely to come off. I know a number of people on this forum have had their expedite requests approved on the basis of a job offer, so I wanted to ask how you did it. Was the job offer enough to get the expedite or did you also have to show further financial hardship? Did you claim severe financial loss to yourself or to the company that was hiring you? If the latter how did you do that? 

 

Also, is the fact that the job offer is coming from a non-profit likely to make any difference to the chances of getting an expedite? I've seen some references in the past to there being a non-profit option for expediting EAD, but this isn't in the current criteria.

 

Thanks!

[arken 4,197]

You don’t need an EAD to volunteer in a not-for-profit’s non-paying job. If it’s a paying job, then along with the job letter you need to also show why not having this job creates financial hardship to you. 

Edited July 23, 2019 by arken

[JudeB77 29]

Just now, arken said:

You don’t need an EAD to volunteer in a not-for-profit’s non-paying job.

They offered me a paid job, instead of just volunteering for them - that's why I was asking the question

[arken 4,197]

Just now, JudeB77 said:

They offered me a paid job, instead of just volunteering for them - that's why I was asking the question

Thought so after I posted and so edited.

[JudeB77 29]

1 minute ago, arken said:

Thought so after I posted and so edited.

Thanks - I've seen the edited post now

[JudeB77 29]

4 minutes ago, arken said:

You don’t need an EAD to volunteer in a not-for-profit’s non-paying job. If it’s a paying job, then along with the job letter you need to also show why not having this job creates financial hardship to you. 

Would it also help to have a letter from the non-profit explaining why it would be a financial hardship for them if they didn't employ me? The director has said if I was unable to work for them she would have to go out and advertise externally which would take time, cost money etc

[arken 4,197]

1 minute ago, JudeB77 said:

Would it also help to have a letter from the non-profit explaining why it would be a financial hardship for them if they didn't employ me? The director has said if I was unable to work for them she would have to go out and advertise externally which would take time, cost money etc

Sure can try but I doubt that’s a reasonable claim.

[Wuozopo 4,285]

1 hour ago, JudeB77 said:

Would it also help to have a letter from the non-profit explaining why it would be a financial hardship for them if they didn't employ me? The director has said if I was unable to work for them she would have to go out and advertise externally which would take time, cost money etc

The hardship has to be the American spouse's hardship.