Asylum-Based Work Authorization: Navigating the Legal Framework, Key Deadlines, Avoiding Common Problems
A live 90-minute CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A
This CLE webinar will guide immigration attorneys on the process of applying for temporary employment authorization for individuals seeking asylum. The panel will discuss the rules, restrictions, key deadlines, and common issues that may arise during the application process.
Outline
- Overview of asylum application process and Form I-589
- Asylum-based work authorization and Form I-765
- Legal framework
- Eligibility criteria
- Work permit restrictions
- Initial work permits
- Work permit renewals
- Troubleshooting common problems
Benefits
The panel will review these and other relevant issues:
- Elements of the EAD application process
- Key deadlines for applications and renewals
- Best practices and strategies for addressing or avoiding delays, denials, and other issues
Faculty
Ashley E. Lively
Owner and Founder
Lively Law Firm
Ms. Lively is the owner and founder of the Lively Law Firm. She founded the Lively Law Firm from a desire to take... | Read More
Ms. Lively is the owner and founder of the Lively Law Firm. She founded the Lively Law Firm from a desire to take on tough cases and go to battle on behalf of her clients. Ms. Lively has experience practicing in one of the toughest Immigration Courts in the country as an associate attorney at the Charlotte Immigration Law Firm. While at the Charlotte Immigration Law Firm she fought for clients seeking asylum, applying for green cards through family members, and advising clients of the immigration consequences of their criminal charges. Ms. Lively is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, she earned certificates in both civil litigation and international law. Ms. Lively has been published in the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law for her work on asylum based on female genital mutilation. She has also been a featured speaker at the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s annual conference lecturing on the subject matter of Immigration.
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Farrah Qazi
Attorney
Qazi Law
Ms. Qazi is an Immigration attorney at Qazi Law. She was awarded the prestigious Excellence in Public Service... | Read More
Ms. Qazi is an Immigration attorney at Qazi Law. She was awarded the prestigious Excellence in Public Service Award by the YWCA.
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Paschal O. Nwokocha
Founder
Paschal Nwokocha & Chukwu Law Offices
Mr. Nwokocha is a graduate (Cum Laude) of William Mitchell College of Law, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul,... | Read More
Mr. Nwokocha is a graduate (Cum Laude) of William Mitchell College of Law, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota, and Seat of Wisdom Seminary, Owerri, Nigeria. Before starting the firm, he was the Assistant Attorney General for the State of Minnesota. In 2011, Mr. Nwokocha received a Superb rating (10/10) by AVVO, the largest directory of Attorneys in the United States, based on peer and client reviews as well as his contributions to the practice of law. He has served as counsel to a U.S. Fortune 500 company, and has successfully represented businesses, organizations and families on various aspects of immigration law before the Office of Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Board of Immigration Appeals, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the Department of Justice.
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