can I work with category e27?

[amicus4u]

My husband and I met as international students and he got a job first, I'm still a student.
So we applied for green card through his job.. I was advised not to apply as his dependent but with my F-1 visa.
Good news is that we got the green card approved and received the card..
And on the card, my category is e27. The information I gathered from this site is that that means, "spouse of e21 or e26".

Can I legally work here with a card with category e27?

Thank you very much!

 

[Jackolantern]

Once your green card is approved, you can work regardless of what category it is. But you will need to obtain a Social Security number to work, if you didn't already obtain one.

If you already got the SSN, you should still go to a Social Security office with your green card to get the card changed to remove the employment restriction wording.

I was advised not to apply as his dependent but with my F-1 visa.

What do you mean? Your green card was obtained as a dependent of his green card process.

 

[amicus4u]

thank you!

Thank you very much for the quick reply..
and regarding your question.. I actually am not 100% clear myself but that's what the international student office personnel told me when I asked her before we applied for green card. I guess I should've asked her for more detailed information..
but.. it sounds like it is not a big deal anyway...

by the way.. sorry to bother you again.. but.. I do already have SSN .. so what do you mean by going to social security office to get it changed to remove the employment restriction wording.?
there's nothing on the card about employment restriction...or on the information sheet that came with it..

thank you again!!

 

[Jackolantern]

E27 is a dependent (or more technically correct term "derivative") green card. If your husband's green card application was rejected, yours would also be rejected because it depends on his. Your husband's employer (and the employer's lawyer) probably handled most of the paperwork, so you didn't get involved with those details.

Anyway, about the SSN ... if you obtain an SSN before having a green card or citizenship, there should be wording on the card like "Not valid for employment" or "Valid for employment only with DHS authorization". The card should look like the second or third one pictured on the page http://www.4nannytaxes.com/faq/NannyCitizenshipWorkAuthorization.cfm

If it doesn't have that restriction, and you got the SS card before your green card was approved, that's unusual ... When did you get the SS card, and what was your immigration status when you applied for it?