Job related dilemma

Hey fellas. Need some serious advice. I currently have a job at a small firm. Recently, I was lucky enough to land an interview for a state job and actually got an offer. When I was given an offer, I specifically asked if I was all set and if all the background checks were done. HR lady told me, yes, everything is all set. When I asked if I had to sign any papers myself (referring to W4 and most importantly I-9), I was told all that will be done when I arrive to work for my first day. The state I live in does NOT require US citizenship for jobs. Now I am slightly afraid that if I leave my current place and show up to work on my first day at the state, they will give me trouble due to my work authorization. My work permit expires late in 2016. I know for a fact that it will be renewed and it is renewable but as you know, there is no way of really proving this. I am afraid if I tell the lady straight up right now that I have an EAD, they will take the offer back. This is a tough situation. Any advice is appreciated.

In theory you should not have any problem at the State Job. On the I-9 you will simply check 'An Alien authorized to work in the US' and enter your EAD number. If the job does not require US Citizenship, they cannot deny you the job simply because your EAD is under the DACA category. As long as you have an EAD, you should be good to go. If you want to be 100% sure, call the HR folks at the state job and have a conversation with them. I don't think you will face any issue. If it's a better job than the current one, I say go for it.

I went thru the same ordeal, but with a private company. By law, if the job does not require US citizenship or permanent residency, then we are fully permissible to be employed there. Unless of course travel outside US is required, which can be overcome via Advanced Parole. I filled up their online job application stating I was legally allowed to work in US and did not require any form of sponsorship. The HR lady was surprised i presented my EAD on day one of work, but nothing happened after. I'm still gainfully employed after my renewal came thru. My local city also hires EAD folks for state gov't jobs w/o any issue. So you will be fine. As 'jamesp' said above you can also call them, i recommend anonymously. Or go to their HR site and see the employment eligibility requirements.

Indeed my line of thinking is just like what you're saying. The reason why I was having these thoughts is because the person interviewing me repeatedly kept saying "People don't leave once they come here." And as usual state agencies are just like that. But for sure I know that the state does not require US Citizenship. I'm going to take the risk and resign from my current job once I get the official hiring letter and take it from there. Thanks.

Please make sure they do not require a Green card either before resigning your current job. Best of luck

There is no mention anywhere of there being any such requirement. There is mention of the state being "affirmative action/equal opportunity employer" In the actual application, there is just one box where we have to put down our SS number. There are no questions like "Are you authorized to work in US?"

For the company i work right now this is what happened to me. I told HR about my EAD during the interview she said it was ok. The first day i was filling my I-9 she (she forgot) told me that i didn't tell them i had an EAD. I had to cut her mid sentence ,was kind of rude from my part, but i told her i didn't have to tell them because i did not require sponsorship and i could renew my permit as many time as i wanted to. She just look at me and was like ok. So she made copies of EAD and driver license and allowed me fill the I-9. So if it comes to that while you are filling the I-9 just be assertive and tell them you dont need sponsorship and can renew your EAD as many times as you want and say nothing else.

You should be fine. When I started working for my local government, the admin assistant in charge of the hiring process (background check, W-4, and I-9) simply took the cards and made a copy for HR to have on file. No discussions about DACA were necessary.