Docs to start working with L2 visa and i-94 card

[xmgirl 4]

Hello, I have a question. What are the required docs you must present when you are applying for a job in the US?. My cousin got a L2 visa and she has a valid i-94. She got this visa bc her husband got a managerial job in the US. They both got this type of visa in 2021. My understanding is that she does not have to apply for an Employment Authorization. She currently has a NC DMV drivers license, a SSN that has the note of "Work authorization valid with DHS approval" and her foreign passport stamped with the L2 visa on it.  She entered with her husband to the US in June 2021. She only left for a visit abroad in Dec 2021.

 

If any of you have applied for a job having this circumstances what docs you need to show?. With the docs  can she successfully fill the I-9 form? and be allowed to work? 

 

Thank you!

[.yana 597]

24 minutes ago, xmgirl said:

My understanding is that she does not have to apply for an Employment Authorization.

Your understanding is incorrect:

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Working in the U.S. on an L-2 visa

If you’re an L-2 spouse, you may apply for an Employment Authorization Document as soon as you arrive in the U.S. instead of waiting until you’ve found an employer. 

The USCIS will evaluate your EAD application and may request for additional evidence. These specified documents will then have to be submitted within deadlines specified by USCIS. Once your application is approved, you can start looking for employment. You’ll also need to visit the Social Security office and apply for a Social Security Number if you don’t already have one"

[xmgirl 4]

 In November 2021, the law was further amended to allow qualified spouses to be automatically given an EAD by way of the L-2S designation when successfully applying for L-2 status.^[3]

 

 

[.yana 597]

29 minutes ago, xmgirl said:

 In November 2021, the law was further amended to allow qualified spouses to be automatically given an EAD by way of the L-2S designation when successfully applying for L-2 status.^[3]

I stand corrected! Looks like as long as she has a notice - she can use that as her employment authorization:

 

If you are an E or L spouse age 21 or over who has an unexpired Form I-94 that USCIS issued before Jan. 30, 2022, we will mail you a notice beginning on or about April 1, 2022. This notice, along with an unexpired Form I-94 reflecting E-1, E-2, E-3, E-3D, E-3R, or L-2 nonimmigrant status, will serve as evidence of employment authorization. If you are an E or L spouse and under 21, or if you have not received your notice by April 30, email E-L-married-U21@uscis.dhs.gov to request a notice.