Apply In-Person:

1. To Obtain an Employment Authorization Document (Work Permit) in Texas, the applicant has to approach the U.S Citizen and Immigration service link
2. The applicant has to get the form from the respective department or use the following link to download the form link
3. Applicant has to fill in necessary details in the application form.
4. The Applicant should make sure to carry all the documents that are mentioned under the “Required Documents” section of this page (Both photocopies and originals).
5. Applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the form and attach the photocopies of the documents that are needed along with the application form before submitting.
6. Once completed, the applicant should submit the Form to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
7. Fee payment details are mentioned in the “Fees” section of this page.
8. Concerned authorities will look into the application form and the document.
9. Approval will be provided within one month.
10. If the approval has not been given within one month, the applicant can visit the office to know the status of their application.
    

Apply Online

1. To Obtain an Employment Authorization Document (Work Permit), use the following link
2. The applicant has to sign-in, if new to user click the “Create an account” to login.
3. Review Terms of Use - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Online Electronic Immigration System and click “I Agree.”
4. Create a password and click “Submit.”
5. Choose how the applicant want to receive a verification code (such as text, email, or authentication app) and click “Submit.”
6. Enter this verification code and click “Submit.”
7. When create an account, you will also receive a two-step verification backup code. Print or save a copy of this code and keep it in a safe place. Click “Proceed.”
8. The applicant should Select password reset questions and answers.
9. Under Account Type, select “I am an applicant, petitioner, or requestor” OR “I am a legal representative” and click “Submit”.
10. Receive confirmation that the applicant has created a USCIS online account.
11. Then the needs to Add paper-filed applications in the account.
12. Now the applicant need to fill the application form with the necessary details.
13. Make an online payment and click “Submit” button.
    

• Duly filled Application form link
• U.S passport card or passport
• Permanent resident card
• Employment Authorization Document Card
• U.S. Social Security account number card
• Driving license

For required documents details, use the following link

U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services
Linen Hall, 162-168 Regent St.,
London W1B 5TE, United Kingdom
Contact number - +442070383701
Website link
Contact details link
Contact centres link
USCIS field offices in Texas link

Note: The applicant has to enter their zip code to find the nearest office to them

If the applicant is not a U.S. citizen, you may be in one of three categories of people who are eligible to work in the United States:
Category 1: The applicant may be authorized to work in the United States because of your immigration status
Category 2: The applicant may be authorized to work for a specific employer as a result of your non-immigrant status, or
Category 3: The applicant may be in an immigration category that requires you to request employment authorization.

• Check the fee details and fee calculator by using this following link

Note: select the form and click the submit button to check the fee details.

The validity for EAD is for one year.

Application form link

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

The processing to get EAD is takes up to one month.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Beware of scams like identity fraud and common immigration scams.

The information needed to be filled in the application form is listed below:

• Information About the applicant such as:
  • Current legal name
  • Other Names Used Since Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Sex
  • City or Town
  • Country of Birth
  • Country of Citizenship
  • Alien Registration Number
  • USCIS Online Account Number
  • U.S Social Number
  • U.S Mailing Address
  • Recent Immigration History
  • Last place of arrival
• Filing Category
• Additional Information
• Information About Parents
• Marital History
• Information About Child
• Biographic Information
• Individuals with Disabilities
• Contact Information, Declaration, Certification, and Signature
• General Eligibility
  

U.S. employers must check to make sure all employees, regardless of citizenship or national origin, are allowed to work in the United States.

Online guideline link

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Link

More information which might help people.