Jjl

I am an F1 visa holder with a work permit (OPT) which is effective from Jan
2004 to Jan 2005.



My wife is a US citizen, and she is going to file I-130 and related forms
(I-485) for me in March 2004. My question is that given I have my OPT which
is only valid for 12 months, do I need to file I-765. If my OPT is expired
by Jan 2005 and my permanent residency is still under process, Can I still
work..

Anonymous

The simple answer is that you cannot work without a valid work permit even
with a pending I-130 and I-485.

"jjl" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > I am an F1 visa holder with a work permit (OPT) which is effective from
Jan
    > 2004 to Jan 2005.
    > My wife is a US citizen, and she is going to file I-130 and related forms
    > (I-485) for me in March 2004. My question is that given I have my OPT
which
    > is only valid for 12 months, do I need to file I-765. If my OPT is expired
    > by Jan 2005 and my permanent residency is still under process, Can I still
    > work..

Joachim Feise

jjl said on 2/1/2004 8:12:

    > I am an F1 visa holder with a work permit (OPT) which is effective from Jan
    > 2004 to Jan 2005.
    >
    >
    >
    > My wife is a US citizen, and she is going to file I-130 and related forms
    > (I-485) for me in March 2004. My question is that given I have my OPT which
    > is only valid for 12 months, do I need to file I-765. If my OPT is expired
    > by Jan 2005 and my permanent residency is still under process, Can I still
    > work..

You need to get work authorization, like an EAD, to be able to continue to
work.

-Joe