Useful Info: EAD...............
Going through thread, found out that many users have no idea about different EAD Categories. Here is the complete list and maximum allowable Validity.
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COMPLETE LIST
Automatic Permission To Work:
(A)(3): Refugee
(A)(4): Paroled as refugee
(A)(5): Granted Asylum
(AX6): Fiance(e) of US citizen or dependent
(W) : Son/Daughter of former International Org. Employee
(AX8): Citizen of Federated States (Micronesia/Marshall Island)
(A)(10): Granted withholding of deportation
(A)(11): Granted extended voluntary departure
(A)(12): Granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
Must Establish Eligibility:
(C)(1): Dependent of foreign gov. official
(C)(2): E1 nonimmigrant
(C)(3): F1 Student
(C)(4): Dependent of International Org. Employee
(C)(5): Dependent of exchange visitor
(C)(6): Foreign Student
(C)(7): Dependent of NATO Employee
(C)(8): Asylum applicants.
(C)(9): Applicant for Adjustment to lawful Permanent Resident
(C)(10): Applicant for suspension of deportation
(C)(11): Paroled for emergent or public interest reason
(C)(12): Granted voluntary departure
(C)(13): Deportation or exclusion proceedings pending
(C)(14): Granted deferred action
(C)(16): Applicant for Registry (in US prior to Jan 3, 1972)
(C)(17)(i): Employee of business visitor
(C)(17)(ii): Employee of foreign airline
(C)(18): Deportable alien under order of supervision
(C)(19): TPS applicant
PERIOD OF VALIDITY
(a)(3) TWO YEARS
(a)(4) ONE YEAR
(a)(5) ONE YEAR
(a)(6) 90 DAYS
(a)(7) ONE YEAR
(a)(8) ONE YEAR
(a)(9) REMOVED FROM REGULATION AND RESERVED
(a)(10) ONE YEAR
(a)(11) AS DETERMINED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
(a)(12) ONE YEAR
(a)(13) ONE YEAR GROUP C (c)(1) THREE YEARS
(c)(2) ONE YEAR
(c)(3)(i) ONE YEAR MAXIMUM
(c)(3)(ii) TO COMPORT WITH PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP, ONE YEAR MAXIMUM
(c)(3)(iii) ONE YEAR OR UNTIL THE EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZED D/S, WHICHEVER IS SHORTER
(c)(4) THREE YEARS
(c)(5) FOUR YEARS
(c)(6) SIX MONTHS MAXIMUM
(c)(7) THREE YEARS
(c)(8) ONE YEAR
(c)(9) ONE YEAR
(c)(10) ONE YEAR
(c)(11) TO COMPORT WITH PERIOD OF PAROLE, ONE YEAR MAXIMUM
(c)(12) TO COMPORT WITH PERIOD OF V/D, ONE YEAR MAXIMUM
(C)(13) ONE YEAR IF GRANTED PRIOR TO JANUARY 4, 1995. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 4, 1995 REMOVED FROM REGULATION AND RESERVED
(c)(14) ONE YEAR
(c)(15) REMOVED FROM REGULATION AND RESERVED
(c)(16) ONE YEAR
(c)(17) ONE YEAR
(c)(18) ONE YEAR
(c)(19) ONE YEAR UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED
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