Due to extensive delays in the production and issuance of
Employment Authorization Documents (Form I-766, EAD) by the United
States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the agency announced that employees may temporarily use
Form I-797 Approval Notices for EADs as a Form I-9, Employment
Eligibility Verification, List C #7 document that establishes
employment authorization.
The Form I-797 Approval Notices must have been issued from
December 1, 2019 through August 20, 2020. Employees may present
their Form I-797 Approval Notice until December 1, 2020, and must
also present their employer with an acceptable List B document that
establishes identity. Current employees who require reverification
can present this Form I-797 Approval Notice as proof of employment
authorization under List C.
