TPS

• One example of a nonimmigrant status is the Temporary Protected Status. TPS is extended to people from select countries that suffer from terrible situations like natural disasters. For example, after Hurricane Mitch in 1998, the U.S. government granted TPS status to people from El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras. TPS does not provide a direct method for permanent legal status, but allows TPS holders to reside in the United States and work legally.
  
  

Tourists

• Tourists are another type of nonimmigrants who are only allowed to travel throughout the country temporarily but are not authorized to work. Tourists can hold a B visa, a border-crossing card or enter from a country with a visa waiver. Countries participating in the Visa Waiver Program include Australia, Denmark, Germany, Monaco and Sweden. While Germans can enter the United States without a tourist visa, they do not receive employment authorization as a tourist.
  
  

H-1B

• The H-1B visa is a nonimmigrant visa that an employer must sponsor. A foreign worker who is granted an H-1B is allowed to work in the United States for the sponsoring employer. Since there is a limit on H-1B visa, the process to receive a visa is competitive and can take several years.
  
  

LPR

• Lawful Permanent Residents are citizens of foreign countries who have established permanent residency in the United States. All LPRs are authorized to work and can use their LPR card or their Social Security card and driver's license to demonstrate status.
  
  

Working Illegally

• Many immigrants who do not have legal status in the United States, work for employers who do not ask about their status or accept false documents. Although undocumented immigrants cannot work legally, they can file complaints with the Department of Labor to start an investigation of their employers. All workers have the right to be free from abuse, unfair wages and dangerous conditions.