Can You Use An Employment Authorization Card To Travel?

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This card authorizes parole, not admission, to the U.S. Parole is not an admission or “entry”. If you obtain this card,

you may use it to travel abroad

and return to the U.S. Upon arriving at a port-of-entry, you should present the card to a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officer to request parole.

Can you travel within the US with a work permit?


You will be able to travel within the U.S. with the Employment Authorization Document (EAD)

which amply identifies the holder of the DHS issued document.

Can I use my EAD to travel?


If your OPT has been approved, and you have your EAD card, you can travel internationally

. You can re-enter the U.S. in F-1 status before the start date or after the start date of your EAD card.

Does TSA accept EAD?


Yes. At present, non–REAL ID licenses and cards are still acceptable, as are employment authorization documents (EADs) and other items on TSA’s list of acceptable identification documents

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Can I use my Social Security card to fly?


A school ID, library card, Social Security card, birth certificate or an organization ID all suffice

, as do the allowed identification forms for an adult, such as a state ID. Children younger than 14 do not require identification when traveling alone.

Why does my EAD card say not valid for reentry to US?

EAD (EAD has notation “not valid for reentry” which means

the card on its own is not sufficient without the other documents

listed here). You have proof of full vaccination and negative COVID-19 test checked by airline pre-departure.

Can I travel outside US with GC EAD card?

Opportunity to Travel Internationally

With your green card, you will be granted re-entry.

You cannot achieve this with just an EAD

. To travel in and out of the U.S. as an EAD holder, you must file for a travel document with the I-131 form.

What is a USA Employment Authorization Card?

An Employment Authorization Document (EAD) is

an identification card that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issues to certain qualifying foreign nationals to work in the United States

. Many people refer to the card as a work permit. At USCIS, the Employment Authorization Document is known as Form I-766.

Does EAD card count as ID?

Other acceptable forms of identification


A USCIS Employment Authorization Document (EAD

); A U.S. lawful permanent resident card (green card); or. An enhanced driver’s license (EDL) (even if your state is not otherwise compliant with REAL ID).

Is EAD card a real ID?

An EAD that meets the above description is valid documentary evidence of TPS required by the Real ID Act of 2005, Section 202(c)(2)(B)(vii) and is acceptable for REAL ID purposes.

What is can I use to fly?

Acceptable forms of ID are

military ID, driver’s license, passport, or passport card

at the time of check-in. Yes, you can use your passport to travel domestically.

Can I travel without a real ID?

Starting May 3, 2023, every traveler will need to present a REAL ID-compliant license or an acceptable form of identification to fly within the U.S.

Passengers who do not present an acceptable form of identification will not be permitted through the security checkpoint

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What documents do I need to fly?

  • Driver’s licenses or other state photo identity cards issued by Department of Motor Vehicles (or equivalent) …
  • U.S. passport.
  • U.S. passport card.
  • DHS trusted traveler cards (Global Entry, NEXUS, SENTRI, FAST)

Can I travel to Canada with EAD card?

Registered Users (C)

EAD and AP are only for work authorization and travel document related to US

. It has nothing to do with your Canada visit. You need to get your Canadian Visa at the nearest consulate of your area and maybe you can use your Advance Parole to re-enter USA.

Can I travel to India with EAD?

If I have to travel to India now can I return on an approved EAD?

An EAD is not a travel document and one cannot use it to enter the U.S.

An individual who is approved for Advance Parole can enter the U.S. with this approval.

Can I travel with an expired EAD card?

Keep in mind, that the validity period of your EAD card and Advance parole begins when they are adjudicated, and not when you receive them. If you received this combination EAD and Advance parole card,

you can work in the U.S. and travel outside the United States until the expiration date on the card

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Can I travel to Puerto Rico with my EAD card?

When you travel to Puerto Rico, what you need is a government issued ID, just like all the other passengers, i.e. a driver’s license or a state ID card.

I don’t recommend flashing out a USCIS issued work authorization card at the TSA

Can I travel to Hawaii with work permit?


Your’re only going to need a visa when you check in for international flights

. For example from Denver to Hawaii the only thing you will need is valid I.D. such as drivers license.

Can I travel to US Virgin Islands with a work permit?

You may travel to the U.S. Virgin Islands. In addition to having your state I.D. with you,

I would recommend also carrying your current, valid work permit (EAD card) with you on your trip

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Is employment authorization card a visa?

Work Visa. Both, an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) and a non-immigrant work visa allow the holders to work in the United States, but

both documents are not the same

. The eligibility requirements for an EAD is different from that of a work visa.

Is employment authorization card the same as a green card?


Your Green Card (Form I-551, Permanent Resident Card) is evidence of your employment authorization

. You also do not need to apply for an EAD if you have a nonimmigrant visa that authorizes you to work for a specific employer (for example, you have an H-1B, L-1B, O, or P visa).

Where can I work with EAD card?

Generally, a person with EAD can work for

any US employer and a multiple of US employers

. However, F-1 students with EAD solely due to a STEM-OPT extension can only work for an employer who has enrolled in E-Verify. Multiple employers are permitted, but each employer must be enrolled in E-Verify.

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