smurtaza

Can a E3d visa holder apply for a SSN in US?I mean is it the employment authorization in itself?

meauxna

The E3D is not employment authorized incident to status, and only the spouse may apply for an EAD.
The EAD is required for the SSN application.

google is magical.

Under Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the dependent spouse, but not the child, of an E-3 nonimmigrant may apply for work authorization. As with the spouse of an L visa holder, the law specifically mentions “spouse” and notably does not mention “child” in describing the E-3 holder’s dependents who are eligible.

The E-3D spouse files Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization along with evidence of the marriage relationship and with evidence of his or her spouse’s E-3 principal status.

E3only

Smurt,

Where have you been. We (may be not all !) missed you.

C'mom you should have known a bit better before posting that.
900+ posts and in US on E-3 and you did not know about EAD
and E-3D.....hmmm..

So how is it going .....

smurtaza

EAD is another 1-3 months story,its a way by USCIS to collect another $400 and then social security number follows. Why dont they give work authorization directly as they do on E3 without charging another EAD application fees?

E3only

Better than H1B dependant buddy....she atleast gets to work !

Remember you are in US, so gotto play by their rules. ... yes 90 days EAD is what I have heard on the forum....should have thought about all this before you left ?

augigi

You are very opinionated about E3s considering you don't actually have one!

E3only

Hmm,
Does it mean I can not have a say ? There are plenty on the forum who are USC or from UK or what have you they dont have e-3 either

Nah - for me, it's an opportunity. H1B or E-3 - I will take anything LOL...what I was saying was, Smurt was whinging about the process, well there are people who are on H1b (3 of my cousins) and their spouses can not work. .... ... so he is lucky that e3d can atleast work...

MsElui

i think she meant smurt

smurtaza

Nah there is no whinging about the process its a fact that E3D cannot work until authorized to do so.So before formal work authorization and its approval its same like H4. Again its upto USCIS to approve or reject or put in pending any request for authorization.On this forum some people have faced authorization rejection on E3D because they have not correctly answered Question No. 16 on employment authorization form(I-765).

The fact is that Question 16 of I-765 for E3D is not covered by "Instruction For Completing Form I-765" provided on the USCIS website.
(It only covers E1/E2 but no E3D there)
http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-765instr.pdf

E3only

True, USCIS does say that the spouse 'may' apply and get approved for work rights.

They get approved, declines may be due to lack of information. Just have to stick it out for 90 days ?

ian-mstm

You sound a lot like RTI.


And not on this forum also!


That's because those people didn't read the instructions! If they had bothered to read the instructions, they would have had the correct answer!

Ian

smurtaza

The fact is that Question 16 of I-765 for E3D is not covered by "Instruction For Completing Form I-765" provided on the USCIS website.
(It only covers E1/E2 but no E3D there)
http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-765instr.pdf

E3only

That's ok. Perfect example where you can take some advice from knowledgeable people here?