Employment Authorization

[Jerry & xiaomin]

Hello everyone,

 

My wife has been here for almost a year and a half now, originally on a fianc¨¦e visa [now on a 2-year green card]. We indicated that she wasn't going to work when she first got here, but now she's comfortable enough with our culture that she wants to look for a job. Can somebody point me to what form we have to file, and with whom?

 

Thank you,

Jerry & Xiaomin

[dnoblett]

Nothing to file.

 

Green-card is work authorization.

 

Apply for a job, when employer asks for proof or work authorization, show SSN and Photo ID (Green-card), if SSN card has "Valid with DHS auth", then needs show green-card.

 

Note: Once having green-card is best to go to SSA office and apply for a replacement card that has the "DHS" notation removed, so then only need to show SSN card, and some sort of photo ID like a state ID or DL to prove employment authorized.

[Jerry & xiaomin]

That's great news -- Thank you so much Dan (or Yu) - We appreciate your time :-)

 

Nothing to file.

 

Green-card is work authorization.

 

Apply for a job, when employer asks for proof or work authorization, show SSN and Photo ID (Green-card), if SSN card has "Valid with DHS auth", then needs show green-card.

 

Note: Once having green-card is best to go to SSA office and apply for a replacement card that has the "DHS" notation removed, so then only need to show SSN card, and some sort of photo ID like a state ID or DL to prove employment authorized.