Someone in valid TN status does not need separate work authorization before starting to work.
Khadija DerrickJanuary 30, 2024
A nonimmigrant who wants to work in the U.S. must have valid work authorization. They are not required to have a visa, although a visa is needed if they want to travel internationally.
Khadija DerrickJanuary 9, 2024
This post will provide an overview of the top 5 common pathways that employers, employees, and entrepreneurs can use to obtain temporary work authorization in Canada: LMIA based, Intracompany transferee, Treaty Professional, C11 Entrepreneur, and Treaty Investor.
Khadija DerrickAugust 4, 2023
I-512L is an Advance Parole document that allows an Adjustment of status applicant to travel internationally while his green card petition is pending.
Khadija DerrickMarch 21, 2023
Expedited processing is available to healthcare and childcare workers who have filed an initial I-765 Application for Employment Authorization.
Khadija DerrickDecember 27, 2022
An overview of the employer’s requirements under the I-9 employment verification process.
Khadija DerrickJune 30, 2022
E-2 spouses who entered the U.S. after January 30, 2022 can work in the U.S. incident to their status and don’t need to apply for a work authorization.
Khadija DerrickMay 27, 2022
USCIS expanded the ability of E, H-4, or L nonimmigrant dependent spouses to qualify for an automatic extension of work authorization for up to 180 days.
Khadija DerrickFebruary 17, 2022
If your EAD application has been pending for a long time, you could submit an expedite request or file an e-request with USCIS.
Khadija DerrickNovember 24, 2021
When the Form I-797A contains two validity periods, it is important to understand which applies to work authorization versus the period of authorized stay.
Khadija DerrickAugust 19, 2021
You have to complete your post completion OPT employment 14 months from the date your work authorization as approved.
Khadija DerrickMarch 23, 2021
U.S. employers are able to use the L-1 visa to transfer employees from abroad to work in managerial, executive and specialized knowledge roles. The employees must have worked for a company abroad for at least 1 year within the last…
Jenny ZhanOctober 26, 2020
In June 2020, USCIS ended an outside contract with a company that produced secure cards such as green cards and employment authorization cards. USCIS has moved this service to its internal employees. However, given the reduced number of workers due…
Jenny ZhanJuly 23, 2020
USCIS has announced today that the 30-day guarantee processing for work authorization cards for asylum applicants has been removed. The proposal was first announced in September 2019 and made official today. Under the new provisions, USCIS no longer guarantees to…
Jenny ZhanJune 19, 2020
The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that permits a company to hire workers in specialty occupations. There are a limited number of H-1B petitions that USCIS can adjudicate every year (65,000 Regular Cap petitions and additional 20,000 U.S. Advanced Degree Petitions). Every…
Jenny ZhanApril 22, 2020
Spouses of E-2 Investors or E-2 employees can apply for a Work Authorization Card (EAD card). What is the automatic 180 day extension? Aliens that are in the U.S. in certain immigrant/non-immigrant categories can get an automatic 180 day extension…
Jenny ZhanJanuary 27, 2020
H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that permits a U.S. company to hire workers in specialty occupations. The H-1B visa may be granted for up to 6 years. We sometimes get the following question from potential clients: Company X sponsored…
Jenny ZhanDecember 20, 2019
If you are currently in the U.S. on a non-immigrant visa, your spouse may be able to work in the U.S. This article will discuss which spouses of non-immigrant visa holders are/are not authorized to work in the U.S. This…
Jenny ZhanOctober 14, 2019
Let’s analyze the following scenario: You are in the U.S. on F-1 OPT status and you are working for an employer. During the cap season, your employer files an H-1B Cap Change of Status petition and the case is selected…
Jenny ZhanSeptember 30, 2019
Many employment based green card applications are processed while an applicant is on an H-1B visa. This usually involves filing an I-140 petition along with an I-485 petition. You can find out more about the green card process by clicking here.…
Jenny ZhanMay 21, 2019
The Department of Homeland Security has submitted a proposal to rescind the H-4 spousal work authorization regulation to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. The rule was originally implemented in 2015 under the Obama Administration, permitted certain…
Jenny ZhanFebruary 21, 2019
Scott Legal, P.C. had an approval for a naturalization application. The green card holder had been in the U.S. for several years and recently decided to apply for Citizenship. The green card holder is a French will attend the swearing in ceremony…
Jenny ZhanFebruary 12, 2019
The Department of Homeland Security have announced that starting from September 30, 2018, the Form I-907 premium processing fee will increase from the current $1225 to $1410. Premium processing is an expedited service offered by USCIS where employers can pay…
Jenny ZhanAugust 30, 2018
Asylum is a humanitarian immigration benefit applied for by individuals who fear severe harm or persecution if they return to their country of origin. For more information on asylum and other humanitarian relief, please click here. Asylum can be applied…
IanScottMarch 12, 2017
