Every month the Diagnosis column of The New York Times Magazine asks Well readers to take on a difficult case and offer their solutions to a diagnostic riddle. This monthâs case revolves around a lively, elderly woman â a patient of mine â who suddenly develops a cough that persists and worsens over the course of several months.
Under the rule, eligible H-4 dependent spouses must file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, with supporting evidence and the required $380 fee in order to obtain employment authorization and receive a Form I-766, Employment Authorization Document (EAD).
Though you may have been informed that the I-765 is optional, it is only optional if you do not intend to work in the U.S. or if you already have another form of work authorization. If you have an adjustment of status application pending and are working, however, your employment is not authorized unless:1  you have filed Form I-765 for a work permit, or. 2  you have a nonimmigrant visa that authorizes you to work for a specific employer, for example, an H-1B visa.n order to work legally until your green card is issued, you must obtain an Employment Authorization Document (EAD), commonly called a work permit.