I am asking this question for a friend of mine and would like to have some clearifications:
He just files EB-1 OR and he will soon apply for his second 3-year term of his H-1B. His attorney said that he will soon also apply for EAD just to have it in hand in case something happened with the job.
=> 1. Question: Is it correct that applying for EAD and having it in hand doesn't automatically start EAD ? So is it possible to work still on H-1B and have an EAD at hand (which is not started yet) as a security ?
The attorney also brought up the idea of using EAD directly instead of starting the second 3-year therm of H-1B. My friend doesn't like the idea at all.
=> 2. Question: Is it correct that once you work with EAD you can't go back to H-1B ? And EAD is only valid for 2 years and when you don't have the green card at that point you are in serious trouble since it is not possible as with H-1B to get 7th year extension etc.
Thanks a lot for answering this question. It will be a great help !
He just files EB-1 OR and he will soon apply for his second 3-year term of his H-1B. His attorney said that he will soon also apply for EAD just to have it in hand in case something happened with the job.
=> 1. Question: Is it correct that applying for EAD and having it in hand doesn't automatically start EAD ? So is it possible to work still on H-1B and have an EAD at hand (which is not started yet) as a security ?
The attorney also brought up the idea of using EAD directly instead of starting the second 3-year therm of H-1B. My friend doesn't like the idea at all.
=> 2. Question: Is it correct that once you work with EAD you can't go back to H-1B ? And EAD is only valid for 2 years and when you don't have the green card at that point you are in serious trouble since it is not possible as with H-1B to get 7th year extension etc.
Thanks a lot for answering this question. It will be a great help !