Can employeer ask to see green card?

By law, an employer does indeed have to verify your employment eligibility using form I-9, but the employer cannot legally specify which documents you submit to meet the requirements of the I-9.

The form has a list of acceptable documents, either a single document from List or one from List B AND one from List C. As long as you present a valid document/combination of documents, the employer has no right to request one document over another.

If you have a Social Security Card with no restrictive legend (such as "Valid for Employment only with DHS Authorization" printed on it) and a government issued photo ID (such as a drivers license) then you're supplying a valid document from List B and List C.

There are a number of resources you could point this employer towards.

The first would be USCIS document M-274 (Employers Handbook for Form I-9) which explains the rules for the form, how to complete it, and contains some FAQs about the form and how to use it.

Specifically, look at page 22 in the section "Questions about Documents", specifically question 10

"Q. May I specify which documents I will accept for verification?

A. No. The employee can choose which document(s) he or she wants to present from the lists of acceptable documents. You must accept any document (from List A) or combination of documents (one from List B and one from List C) listed on the Form I-9 and

found in Part Eight of this Handbook that

reasonably appear on their face to be genuine and to relate to the person presenting them. To do otherwise could be an unfair immigration-related employment practice in violation of the anti-discrimination provision in the INA. Individuals who look and/or sound foreign must not be treated differently in the recruiting, hiring or verification process.

NOTE: An employer participating in the E-Verify Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program can only accept a List B document with a photograph."

The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) §274[b].[a].[6] is the piece of federal legislation that protects your rights in relation to this matter.

It states:

"Treatment of certain documentary practices as employment practices.-A person's or other entity's request, for purposes of satisfying the requirements of section 274A(b), for more or different documents than are required under such section or refusing to honor documents tendered that on their face reasonably appear to be genuine shall be treated as an unfair immigration- related employment practice if made for the purpose or with the intent of discriminating against an individual in violation of par agraph (1). "

Any individuals feeling that they are being discriminated against by any violation in the aforementioned section (when they themselves are covered by the definitions in INA §274[b].[a].[1]) may take a number of actions.

If you still have no luck, then you can take it higher by going to the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices

Q. How can employers get up-to-date and accurate information?

A. OSC has a toll-free automated telephone hotline for employers: 1-800-255-8155 (1-800-362-2735 (TDD). Information is available 24 hours a day and features easy-to-follow prompts to receive prerecorded answers to common questions asked by employers.

The hotline offers callers taped information on four key subjects:

Tips on avoiding immigration-related discrimination when completing the I-9 Form;

Information on how to avoid immigration-related discrimination in hiring practices;

The penalties for employment discrimination; and

The acceptable documents that establish identity and work eligibility.

Callers who need additional information will be able to speak with an OSC representative from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time/Eastern Daylight Time. The hotline's Fax-Back option provides callers with helpful written information. Callers can key in their fax machine number, and within minutes will receive by fax a copy of the list of documents acceptable for establishing identity and work eligibility and information on the INA's anti-discrimination provisions. OSC updates the telephone system's recorded and Fax-Back information to reflect changes to the list of acceptable documents.

For more information, please contact:

U.S. Department of Justice

Civil Rights Division

Office of Special Counsel for

Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices

950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20530

General Information: 1-800-255-7688

1-800-237-2515 (TDD for hearing impaired)

Automated Employer Hotline: 1-800-255-8155

1-800-362-2735 (TDD for hearing impaired)

You have got to be careful , because you do not wear the uniform . There is such thing as citizen's arrest when you clearly saw someone doing illegal stuff Asking for ID means that you do no know whether that person is citizen or not . There are hundreds of different ethnic groups residing in US . Some are citizens but do not speak much of English so they might look like no citizens I suggest ,if you want to nail someone ,you obtain hardcore evidence then inform authorities Without evidence there is nothing that could be done And if you asked me for any document on the street I would laugh in your face so hard and if you tried to attack me you would lose your testicles ,lol get a life loser

Yes,they usually ask. But,if you have a valid unexpired US ID(state ID,drivers license,etc) and an unrestricted Social Security card,then, they don't need to see your green card. He cannot deny you employment based on that.

You can ask him to show you the paperwork with the valid forms of ID to show proof of legal status to work.

I am sorry I don't have any direct links but I read about this same issue on www.visajourney.com

Laws are getting stronger. I would suspose so. Get busy getting it back or replaced. Employers are now beng fined when raids happen and they cant verifie documents. Never go anywhere witout ID. Also make copies to help track it if lost again. That goes for all IDs

Yes. In fact, all employers are required to see your green card as it is the proof that you are entitled to work in the US. All other ID are derivatives of this. The SS card could have been given out for someone who is an H-1B visa holder. In fact, you are required by law to carry it with you at all times.

Yes... human resources usually fills out an I-9 (?) Form which validates that you are a legal residence.

Here's some general info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-9_(form)

Just look up the form.

Usually, the I-9 Form gives a list of options to meet the verification process.

An employer SHOULD ask to see proof of your eligibility to work legally!

In the US, an employer is under an obligation to verify legal status, so the answer is yes.

Employer has right to request to see your green card and you are obliged to cooperate. Also, as a law, you are supposed to bring green card with you all the time.

I always require a ss or gc to ensure that I am not hiring a illegal.