EAD Filing or Renewal Helpful during Recession
Many readers have pending I-485 (Application for Adjustment of Status) cases. These same individuals may also hold various work-authorized nonimmigrant statuses, usually H-1B or L-1. This creates a situation in which the Employment Authorization Document (EAD) may be requested, but it is not required. Obtaining or renewing the EAD can be beneficial during these turbulent economic times. The matter is actually quite simple. Having a valid EAD allows a foreign national to continue to work, without interruption, if s/he is laid-off by the employer or sponsor of the H-1B or L-1 petition. The EAD not only translates to economic survival, but, in employment-based, permanent residence (green card) cases, may also result in the very survival of the immigration case.
EAD Background and Basics
As it is named, the Employment Authorization Document is a document that authorizes employment. It does not provide an individual with any valid legal status in the
EADs are Important in a Recession
Many of our readers obtained their first EADs as a result of the I-485 filings permitted in the summer of 2007, when the priority dates became current in all of the employment-based categories for a brief period. There are individuals who filed I-485s at other times, who also are eligible for EADs. Many of these applicants are working in nonimmigrant statuses, as it is permissible under the dual intent doctrine for persons in H or L status to maintain their respective statuses while having pending I-485s at the same time. Thus, they do not need the EAD in order to work in their current H1B or L-1 jobs.
Source:Murthy Law Firm