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It lists the conditions of J-2 employment authorization, and provides instructions on how to apply. Employment authorization is required regardless if any income is received. Therefore, J-2 dependents that wish to“volunteer” in an NIH laboratory/branch/etc. are required to possess employment authorization prior to beginning the volunteer assignment.  \nCONDITIONS  \n1. You must hold valid J-2 status, and you must have a spouse or parent in valid J-1 Exchange Visitor status, as shown on the passport admission stamps and I-94 Arrival/Departure Records.  \n2. Your income may not be used to support your J-1 spouse or parent.  \n3. You may begin work for the period authorized only after you receive your Employment Authorization Document (EAD) from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) . The EAD is an identification card with your photograph, signature, and the expiration date of your permission to work.  \n4. You may work part-time or full-time, at any job, for any employer. There is no limit to the amount you may earn.  \n5. USCIS has discretion to authorize J-2 employment for as long as the J-1 Exchange Visitor has permission to stay or as USCIS sees fit to determine. Permission to stay expires on the date shown on the SEVIS Form DS-2019.  \nHOW TO APPLY  \nIn order to apply, you must complete the Form I-765 “Application for Employment Authorization.” You can apply online through the USCIS web site or by mail.  \nNOTE: If you apply online, you will be required to go in-person to a USCIS Application Support Center to capture your biometrics and photographs. After filing the application, USCIS will send you an appointment notice with the date and time that you must appear for the biometrics and photographs.  \nThe Form I-765 and instructions can be found on the “Forms” page of the USCIS web site:  \n[http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis](http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis)  \nIf you live in Maryland, Virginia, or the District of Columbia (DC) and you apply by mail, send the application to the USCIS Lockbox facility in Texas (note: if you reside in another state, check the application form to locate the appropriate mailing address) . We strongly suggest that you use Express Mail or Commercial Courier Service to ensure that the application is received by the USCIS.  \nApplications for EAD’s may take up to 120 days to be processed. You cannot begin any work—paid or unpaid—until you have obtained the EAD from the USCIS. Keep copies of everything you submit to USCIS.  \nASSEMBLE THE APPLICATION DOCUMENTS IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER (if applying by mail) :   \n1. Check or money order in U.S. Dollars, drawn [on a U.S. bank](on a U.S. bank), for $380.00 (made payable to “U. S. Department of Homeland Security”) . DO NOT SEND CASH.  \n2. Completed Form I-765, \"Application for Employment Authorization.\"  \n􀂾 NOTE: It is very important that you use a mailing address that will be current 120 days into the future when you make your application for J-2 employment authorization. Correspondence from the USCIS cannot be forwarded.  \n3. Letter to request employment authorization (see sample) .  \n4. Photocopy of J-1 Exchange Visitor’s original Form I-94 card (front and back, even if there is nothing written on the back) OR printout of electronic I-94 record if entered under I-94 automation.  \n􀂾 Information about I-94 automation is available at: [http://dis.ors.od.nih.gov/advisories/Automated%20I-94_Flyer.pdf](http://dis.ors.od.nih.gov/advisories/Automated%20I-94_Flyer.pdf).  \n5. 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