Right now I am working with a L1A visa status and my company wishes to apply my green card. I know I can get the EAD but and thinking I can work with my L1A until the green card is approved. Is this ok? Also, can you help me with the green card? My company and me are not happy with our previous immigration lawyer.
Updated analysis (October 31, 2026). A person maintaining valid L-1A status may generally continue authorized L-1A employment while an employment based green card case is pending, subject to the L-1 petition terms, authorized stay, employer relationship, and applicable extension rules. Filing Form I-485 does not itself extend L-1 status. An adjustment-based employment authorization document may offer additional employment flexibility, but using it to work outside the authorized L-1 role can affect whether L-1 nonimmigrant status has been maintained. If an I-485 is later denied, the person’s lawful status and available options depend on the complete history, not merely possession of an EAD. Before changing employment or deciding against EAD or advance parole, review the travel and reentry rules and the L-1 end date. The earlier statement about obtaining EB-1 approvals in two months is a historical observation, not a current processing guarantee; consult current USCIS case processing times.