Working on a family based greencard

[david_dawei]

If one were trying to work on a work visa, I assume there is more paperwork than normal.

 

But for our spouses to work on a family based visa, is there really anything extra needed? Meaning, if a company hired a USC vs a family based greencard holder, is there really anything different from an office paperwork point of view which has to be done?

[dnoblett]

Nothing different at all, employers just need two things:

• Evidence of eligibility to work. Green-card, passport with I-551 notification.
  
• SSN
  

Other combinations:

• SSN showing the restriction (K-1 SSN) would need EAD, Green-card, or passport with I-551 notation.
  
• SSN without restriction notation, simply a government issued photo ID such as a Driver's License, US Passport, naturalization cert, or green-card
  

http://www.uscis.gov...es/form/i-9.pdf

Edited April 11, 2012 by dnoblett (see edit history)

[chilton747]

Nothing different that I saw other than needing the green card. I did all the paperwork for Haihua's most recent job.