Work Cards

Work Cards

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Employment Authorization Documents for pending applicants, asylum cases, DACA, TPS, U/T visas, and more.

Work Authorization in the United States

An Employment Authorization Document, or “work card,” is how most non-permanent residents prove they can legally work in the United States. Eligibility depends on the underlying category — pending green card, asylum applicant, DACA, TPS, U or T visa, and many others each have their own rules, timing, and renewal cycles. We track the deadlines so clients do not fall out of work authorization between filings.

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Employment Authorization Work We Handle:

  1. Initial Form I-765 Filings:
    • Category selection based on the strongest eligibility — pending adjustment of status (c)(9), asylum applicants (c)(8), DACA (c)(33), TPS (a)(12) or (c)(19), U-visa principals (a)(19) and applicants (c)(14), and more.
    • Biometric tracking and follow-up through production.

  2. EAD Renewals:
    • Timing to avoid employment gaps, including the automatic 540-day extension for eligible categories.
    • Strategic decisions about when to file to maximize validity on the renewed card.

  3. Replacement EADs:
    • Lost, stolen, or erroneous cards — along with corrections for incorrect names, dates, or category codes.

  4. Category-Specific Strategy:
    • Choosing the strongest EAD category when a client qualifies under more than one, since validity periods and fee treatment differ.

  5. Work Authorization for Specific Statuses:
    • Employment authorization incident to status for asylees, refugees, and certain parolees — issues requiring an EAD and those that do not.

What Work-Card Clients Can Expect:
  • Renewal windows tracked so you do not lose the ability to work between cards.
  • Honest category-selection advice when multiple options are available.
  • Coordination with the underlying case so the EAD and the main petition move together.

Work authorization is often the most immediate priority for a client — losing it means losing a job. Keeping it current is the whole point.

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