Using EAD for parttime job while working full-time on H1-B for current employer

[clarify21]

Hello everyone,
I have an H1-B from my current employer and my green card is in process. I have received my EAD.
I would like to work parttime at a different place while working fulltime with my current employer. There are soooo... many forums which talk about not using EAD with H1-B since this will cause the H1-B void.

Is there a USCIS source where we can get a clarification of using EAD with H1B? Looking forward to your replies.

Thanks!

[wandmaker]

clarify21: You can not have two status (ead & h1b) at the same time. Either your are on H1B or EAD (Pending AOS). If you would like to maintain the H1B status, for the part time job, you will have to ask your part time employer to do the new H1B; by having two H1Bs you can work for two employers the same time. By doing this, H1B and EAD both are valid. The moment you use EAD, your H1B status is invalid. Have a talk with your attorney. Hope this helps.

[raamskl]

Originally Posted by wandmaker

clarify21: If you would like to maintain the H1B status, for the part time job, you will have to ask your part time employer to do the new H1B; by having two H1Bs you can work for two employers the same time.

Can you do this?, am not so sure that you can have 2 H1B's and work for both. Don't you transfer your h1 to the new employer?

I am sure clarify can use the EAD for the both full and part time job.

[raamskl]

hm, didn't know that. Thanks Wandmaker.

Am assuming that in this case clarify has to get his part time employer to file for a NEW h1, which ofcourse means he is under the h1b quota, which was exhausted on the first day they started accepting it for 2008.

So I guess clarify is better off with his EAD.

Cheers.