Is it possible to get 2 employment authorization documents if you have two applications pending with USCIS?
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Is it possible to get 2 employment authorization documents if you have two applications pending with USCIS?
I applied for adjustment of status because I’m married to a USC. The i-130 was approved. The I-485 is pending, but can’t be approved because I am EWI. The I-765 I filed along with the I-485 was approved. In the mean time, I applied for a different visa that I am eligible for that also comes with an EAD. If that second visa is approved, do I get to keep the first EAD, or does that one become void due to the other?
Asked on July 19, 2012 under Immigration Law, Florida
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SB, Member, California / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
I don't see how you would qualify to file I-485 or get the I-765 approved if you are EWI. If you do have that by mistake (because it IS a mistake), the I-765 will be revoked as soon as the USCIS denies your I-485, which you were not eligible to file in the first place. If you are EWI, as far as I know, there is no other visa for which you would qualify from within the US that would grant you work authorization either.
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