Sample Employment Authorization Card (EAD)

Effective January 30, 2023, the following EAD card design is used:

Prior to that, effective May 1, 2017 the following design was used:

Please note that this sample card serves only as an EAD card. There are also EAD cards that serve as an EAD and Advance Parole card combined.

Previous Card issued in 2011

As the name suggests, an employment authorization card (EAD) authorizes the person to work in the United States. It is also known as a Form I-766.

Name: Name of the cardholder who is authorized to be employed. Last Name, First Name Middle Name
A#: Alien number. Anyone who is authorized to work in the U.S. will have A number. Eventually, this may be the same A# number that would appear in their permanent resident card (green card).
Birthdate: Birth date of the person.
Category: Category under which the eligible person received this EAD.
Sex: Gender of the person. M/F (Male/Female).
Country of Birth: Country where the person was born in. It may be different from the country of citizenship.
Terms and Conditions: If there are any restrictions, terms, or conditions, they would be mentioned here.

It mentions that ‘NOT VALID FOR REENTRY INTO US’. In order to reenter in the U.S., you would need to either have a valid non-expired non-immigrant visa or advance parole.

Card Valid From: MM/DD/YYYY Expires: MM/DD/YYYY

Related links:

EAD
Advance Parole
Adjustment of Status
Green card