| USCIS EAD Category Code |
EAD Category Eligibility Description |
180-day automatic extension eligibility |
| A02 |
A lawful temporary resident pursuant to sections 245A or 210 of the INA |
Not |
| A03 |
Refugee |
Yes |
| A04 |
Probation as a refugee |
Not |
| A05 |
Asylee (granted asylum) |
Yes |
| A06 |
- K1 nonimmigrant fiancé (e) of a U.S. citizen
- K2 son of K1
|
Not |
| A07 |
- N-8 Father of an employee of an international organization with permanent residence
- N-9 Dependent child of an employee of an international organization with permanent residence
|
Yes |
| A08 |
Citizen of Micronesia, Marshall Islands or Palau admitted as a nonimmigrant |
Yes |
| A09 |
- USC K-3 Nonimmigrant Spouse
- K-4 child of K-3
|
Not |
| A10 |
Granted stay of deportation or deportation |
Yes |
| A11 |
Deferred enforced departure (DED) |
|
| A12 |
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) granted under 8 CFR 244.12 |
Yes |
| A13 |
IMMACT Family Unity beneficiary
(Section 301 of the Immigration Act of 1990)
|
Not |
| A14 |
LIFE Act Family Unity beneficiary
(Section 1504 of the Legal Immigrant Family Equity Act (LIFE) Amendments)
|
Not |
| A15 |
- V-1 Spouse of Lawful Permanent Resident
- V-2 Unmarried minor child of lawful permanent resident
- V-3 Unmarried minor child of V-1 or V-2
|
Not |
| A16 |
T-1 nonimmigrant (victims of a serious form of trafficking) |
Not |
| A17 |
- E-1 / E-2 Treaty Trader / Investor Spouse
- Spouse of an Australian E-3 Skilled Occupation Professional
|
Not
CEAC US Visa Case Status Changed to Rejected from Administrative Processing
|
| A18 |
L2 spouse of an intra-company transfer with an L1 visa |
Not |
| A19 |
U1 nonimmigrant (victims of certain criminal activity) |
Not |
| TO 20 |
- U-2 Spouse of U-1 Aliens
- U-3 children of U-1 aliens
- U-4 parents of U-1 minor foreigners (16 years or younger)
- Unmarried brother U-5 under 18 years of foreigner U-1 under 21 years
|
Not |
| C01 |
Dependent of A-1 or A-2 foreign government official |
Not |
| C02 |
Dependent of TECRO (Taipei Economic and Cultural Representation Office) E-1 Nonimmigrant |
Not |
| C03A |
OPT F1 visa students prior to completion |
Not |
| C03B |
OPT F1 Visa Students Post-Completion |
Not |
| C03C |
24-month extension for Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) OPT students |
Not |
| C03 (ii) |
F-1 student was offered off-campus employment under the sponsorship of a qualified international organization |
Not |
| C03 (iii) |
F-1 student seeking off-campus employment due to severe financial hardship |
Not |
| C04 |
Spouse or unmarried dependent child of a G-1, G-3 or G-4 nonimmigrant (International Organization Representative and their dependents) |
Not |
| C05 |
J-2 spouse or minor child of a J-1 exchange visitor |
Not |
| C06 |
M-1 student seeking practical training after finishing their studies |
Not |
| C07 |
Nonimmigrant Dependent from NATO-1 to NATO-7 |
Not |
| C08 |
Asylum seeker (with pending asylum application) who applied for asylum as of January 4, 1995 |
Yes |
| C09 |
Applicant for Adjustment of Status |
Yes |
| C10 |
- Suspension of applicants for deportation (filed before April 1, 1997)
- Cancellation of applicants for deportation
- Cancellation applicants under NACARA
|
Yes |
| C11 |
An alien paroled into the United States for the public interest or temporarily for emergency reasons |
Not |
| C12 |
Spouse of an E-2 investor from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI); eligible for employment at the CNMI only |
Not |
| C14 |
Alien granted deferred action |
Not |
| C16 |
Registrant based on continuous residence since January 1, 1972 |
Yes |
| C17 (i) |
B1 nonimmigrant who is the personal or domestic servant of a nonimmigrant employer |
Not |
| C17 (ii) |
B1 Nonimmigrant Domestic Servant of a U.S. Citizen |
Not |
| C17 (iii) |
B1 nonimmigrant employed by foreign airline |
Not |
| C18 |
Alien with a final order of deportation / order of supervision; |
Not |
| C19 |
Applicant for Temporary Protected Status under 8 CFR 244.5 |
Yes |
| C20 |
Alien who has submitted a full legalization application for special agricultural workers |
Yes |
| C21 |
S nonimmigrant visa |
Not |
| C22 |
Foreigner who has submitted a full legalization application according to INA 245A |
Yes |
| C23 |
Irish Peace Process (Q-2) |
|
| C24 |
LIFE legalization applicant |
Yes |
| C25 |
- T-2 spouse of T-1, trafficked person
- T-3 son of T-1
- T-4 parent of T-1 (if T-1 is under 21 years old)
|
Not |
| C26 |
Certain H4 visa spouses of H1B holders, who qualify for it. |
Not |
| C27 |
Abused spouse of a nonimmigrant A |
Not |
| C28 |
Abused spouse of an E-3 nonimmigrant |
Not |
| C29 |
Abused spouse of a G nonimmigrant |
Not |
| C30 |
Abused spouse of an H nonimmigrant |
Not |
| C31 |
- Primary beneficiary of an approved VAWA self-petition
- Qualifying child of a beneficiary of an approved VAWA self-petition
|
Yes |
| C33 |
An alien who has been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) |
Not |
| C35 |
Primary beneficiary of an approved employment-based immigrant petition facing compelling circumstances |
Not |
| C36 |
Spouse or unmarried child of a primary beneficiary of an approved employment-based immigrant petition facing compelling circumstances |
Not |
