Is a social security card with valid to work only with Department of Homeland and Security authorization new What does this mean?

Answer 1

When you get a job, you are required by federal law to fill out an I-9 employment form which verifies your employment eligibility. Most people choose to show a US driver's license and a Social Security Card (SSC) for this purpose. A standard SSC comes with only the holder's name and Social Security Number (SSN) on it. Those cards are issued to people who are authorized to work in the US incident to their status - US citizens, green card holders, asylees, refugees, etc. For people who require authorization to work legally in the US, the SSC has an annotation that it is only valid with DHS authorization. This includes a wide range of nonimmigrants including people in Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and people who have applied for a green card but have not yet been approved. When filling out an I-9 employment form, these people are required to show picture ID, the SSC, and evidence of work authorization. This is almost always an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) - Form I-688, I-688A, or I-688B. (Example: http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/news/i-766.jpg).