Immigration
Feb. 1, 2012
Work permits: the employment authorization trap
A grant of work authorization does not always confer legal status in the United States. By Mabel H. Weiss and J.D. Weiss
Imagine that an alien with a nonimmigrant work visa files an application for adjustment of status to become a permanent resident. While the application is pending, the alien allows his nonimmigrant work visa to lapse, but applies for and is granted work authorization pursuant to 8 Code of Federal Regulations Section 274a.12(c)(9). More than six months later, the alien's application for adjustment of status is rejected for tech...
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