The Employment Authorization Document is commonly referred to as a “work permit”. It will allow the foreign national to work for a limited period of time. Thus, employees who present this kind of documentation are eligible to work, but they will have to get their authorization renewed if they wish to work for a period of time beyond their current expiration date. The expiration date must be entered into section 2 and in section 1. HR staff should double check to be certain that the employee entered the expiration date into the appropriate space in the first section.

This expiration date should be tracked so that the employer is aware when the individual will be required to produce more documentation showing extended work authorization.

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