United States of America: Information on whether a Salvadoran citizen who is in the United States illegally and has not filed a refugee claim can obtain a work permit
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 September 1994 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | USA18386.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, United States of America: Information on whether a Salvadoran citizen who is in the United States illegally and has not filed a refugee claim can obtain a work permit, 1 September 1994, USA18386.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab8f58.html [accessed 1 June 2023] |
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For information on the circumstances under which foreigners can obtain work permits in the United States, please refer to Responses to Information Requests USA10216 and USA10217 of 7 February 1992, USA11804 of 19 October 1992, USA12028 of 2 November 1992, ZZZ14361 of 10 June 1993, USA14465 of 23 June 1993 and USA15109 of 23 September 1993. Response to Information Request USA11804 discusses circumstances particular to Salvadorans in the United States from 1990 to June 1993, including the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) status.
The above-listed Responses refer to the obtention of legal or legitimate work permits. Information on the availability of false, stolen or otherwise illegal permits or documents that would normally entitle the bearer to work legally in the United States could not be found among the sources currently available to the DIRB.
This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
