E and L Spouses do not require permission to work. However, they may obtain an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) if they choose to apply for one. When going to a Social Security Office, the spouse must submit his/her marriage certificate to get the social security card. If you need help or advise, call us at [...]

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H’s and L’s who have applied for adjustment of status for permanent residence do not under new rules have to present a receipt of their adjustment of status applications on returning to the U.S. from abroad. H-1’s include specialty occupations, and specialty registered nurses; L-1’s include executive and managerial intra-company transferees as well as specialized [...]

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Governor Spitzer of New York had offered driver’s licenses to qualified but undocumented aliens to begin on December 1, 2007. This plan would have made the State aware of all drivers in New York. The roads would be safer and drivers would have had to identify themselves for liability insurance. Regrettably, Governor Spitzer receded from [...]

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