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Employment Authorization Cards

An employment authorization card authorizes an alien to work for any employer at any time performing any type of job and also allows self employment. 

An employment authorization card or document ("EAD") allows an alien to work for any employer at any time during the validity period of the card.  Several nonimmigrant visa categories including E-1, E-2, E-3, H-1B, H-2, L-1, and TN-1 allow work without an employment authorization card for only a specific employer.  Aliens with EADs may only work during the validity period of the card.  This means that if you wait too long to renew your card, you must stop working when your card expires while you are waiting for the replacement to arrive.

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