Work Authorized or not?

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Jun 16th 2003, 2:59 pm

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Tracey Bonavita

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Re: Work Authorized or not?

"Folinskyinla" wrote in message
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    > Originally posted by Justin Gladding
    > > My (now) wife is here finally. We were married on May 28th, and
    > > last week we
    > > went and applied for her social security card. The girl in the
    > > SSA office
    > > wanted to give us the "NOT VALID FOR WORK" card until I showed her
    > > a letter
    > > that I had reprinted from the K1 exit.com site stating that the K1
    > > in itself
    > > was authorization from the INS for her to work. Low and behold,
    > > what showed
    > > up in the mail yesterday? Her SS Card, without the INS approval
    > > conditions.
    > > Does this mean that she can work simply by showing her Visa and SS
    > > Card?
    > Hi:
    > The law is confusing on this one. Your wife is AUTHOIRZED to work
    > "indicent to status." However, the only acceptable "evidence" for this
    > is the EAD. However, an employer will be breaking the law if they
    > insist on requirig the EAD. They must honor an unrestricted SSN card
    > and picture ID as evidence of permission to work.
    > Got it?
    > Now, if your wife works day 91 after entry without an EAD in hand she
    > WILL be in violation of the law. And if she told the employer the truth
    > on the I-9, it asks for an expiration date of employment authorization
    > [you already know that form the I-9's, you as a citizen have filled out
    > from time to time], the employer will have to let her go.
    > Makes perfect sense, right?
I think its ridiculous!! LOL. Nothing about this process seems to make sense
to me at all! I think it would just be better if they do away with the airy
fairy "technically being able to work for the 90 days on a k-1 visa" because
unless you apply for you EAD from day one and its doubtful even then, you're
DEFINITELY going to be out of status before you get your EAD - processing
times for EAD's being what they are. Either that or issue the temp EAD at
POE. *trying to remain cheerful and positive despite a hell-inspired
process*