Certain aliens who are in the United States may file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, to request an Employment Authorization Document (EAD).
What Does I-765 Approval Mean? If your Form I-765 is approved, it means that you have been granted employment authorization in the United States. Your employment authorization allows you to work in the United States, even if your current visa is not a worker visa.
Having an Employment Authorization Document (Form I-766/EAD) is one way to prove that you are authorized to work in the United States for a specific time period. To request an EAD, you generally must file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization.
Form I-766 processing time Form I-766 categoryAverage processing time Based on a pending asylum application (renewal/replacement) – (c)(8) All service centers – 16 months Based on a pending asylum application (initial application) – (c)(8) All service centers – 1 month14 more rows •
Form I-765 is the physical document. Form I-766 is an EAD card, which you can keep in your wallet. Both Form I-766 and I-765 are valid EADs. You actually use Form I-765 to apply for your Form 1-766 card.
If you have not already started the EAD application process, you can begin here by creating a USCIS account online and filing Form-I-765. We will mail your work permit to the address you provided in your application if your application is approved. If necessary, you can file a paper application for Form I-765 instead.
If you are a lawful permanent resident, a conditional permanent resident, or a nonimmigrant only authorized for employment with a specific employer under 8 CFR 274a. 12(b), do use Form I-765.
For entry, passports must include at least two names, comprising a surname and a given name, regardless of whether both names are listed as surnames or given names, with a space separating the two names.
Remember that the form must be printed single-sided on 8×11 inch letter-size paper. You can print the document in black-and-white or in color. You don't need to print all six pages of the application form, only pages #5 and #6.