EAD (WorkPermit)

Any Lawfully users around here?

What are your experiences with it?

Is it reliable?

Is there anyone else waiting since MAY? if so, write down your timeline. lets provide more information for MAY applicants here. I feel like USCIS is approving July / August and so its difficult to find cases pending from may.

In 2 days it will be 7 months since USCIS received my I-765 application... still nothing.

Another update on my case -

L2 renewal
R.D 07/31/19

My expedite case was rejected......as expected.

Had to quit my job Nov 22 :(

Alas - I'm staying busy and keeping my chin up....

This message board really does help!

Finally guys thankyou everyone for giving me hopes and give me positive energy. Card is being produced today !!! It’s been 182 days thankyou again everyone !

Hi guys,
As most of the people here, i am frustrated and stressed. I am checking the status every half hour. I keep telling myself there is nothing to be worried, but to be understood. when you understand more, you worry less. So i am wondering if anyone here really understand the process? How USCIS handle the files that really impact our lives.

We filed i485 with i765 mid august. finger print done mid september. We did expedite on 11/21 and got denied on 11/26. We called and asked why it got denied. Officer said he doesn't know why. But he said the file is with adjudication officer, he said it is a good thing. But it has been a few weeks, still nothing. I have two scenarios in my head. I don't know if anyone here have some knowledge of the process.

1. Once we submit our case, It goes into a big room. Every week or month, they assign some cases to the caseworker? Once your case is on the case officer's desk, it means they will look at your case in certain time frame? So it's a good thing if they tell us your case is with a case worker/officer?

2. Once we submit our case, it automatic assigned to a caseworker, the case worker can have piles of files on her/his desk already. so it is in your luck, if you assigned to one who is not totally back logged.

Any insights?

Hi All,

My Expedite request got denied again and in that it said your application is pending a review with an officer. Is this a standard response?

Dear All,

After four months waiting, i finally get update on my EAD card.

My timeline is below, hope it can help you stay strong:

8/10/2019 all file send to USCIS
8/12/2019 USCIS received my file
end of August fund withdraw from bank
9/13/2019 get fingerprint done
end of September I765 status update to fingerprint review is done
12/9/2019 card has been ordered
12/10/2019 I765 (EAD) and I131(AP) approve letter send

still waiting to receive the combo card now. figure cross.

October filer
10/8 USCIS received 485, 765, 131, 130
Priority date: October 8th

12/3 USCIS sent request for initial evidence RFE for tax transcript I485
12/10 evidence delivered
12/11 got email USCIS received and working on your case again

Nothing about EAD or AP not biometrics nothing is this normal any other October filers here ?

Waiting and still waiting ...... stressful and mentally drained ;(

Sent: 06/07/2019
Priority Date: 06/10/2019
Funds Cleared: 06/13/2019
Notice / Receipt Received: 06/21/2019
Biometrics Rcvd: 06/28/2019
Biometrics Completed: 07/09/2019
Fingerprint Review Completed: 07/10/2019
Courtesy Letter: 08/19/2019
Case is ready for interview: 08/21/2019
Address Change: 09/06 & 09/11 (address change request sent twice for I-765)
Interview cancelled: 09/13/2019
Case is ready for interview: 09/13/2019
EAD New Card Being Produced: 10/31/2019 (143 days)
EAD Approved: 11/01/2019
EAD Approval Ltr Received: 11/04/2019
EAD Card was mailed to me: 11/05/2019
EAD Card received: 11/06/2019
Interview has been Scheduled: 11/06/2019
Interview Date: 12/11/2019
New Card Being Produced: 12/11/2019

Hi guys!!! We were so excited when we got out interview scheduled at 5.5 months because our state shows that it takes longer than a year and we know friends that waited at least 11 months. So miracles do happen!! We were soooo happy and wanted to share but didn’t want to jinx ourselves. Our interview date finally came and here is our experience. Also, I know this is an EAD forum but I wanted to share because our interview came right after our EAD and I hope it works out the same way for all of you.

Our interview was today at 10:15 am. We didnt sleep all night, my husband was feeling sick and regretting breakfast, his eyes were hurting, my stomach hurting but I didnt feel scared or nervous. It was a very silet ride on our way there, lol. We arrived early 9:30 but waited for about an hour.

 Lady in late 30s, early 40s called us, our lawyer just whispered to us that she was nice. When I (wife) walked up to her and shook her hand she didnt seem to like that by the expression on her face so my husband just said hello. I almost rolled my eyes but quickly realized where I was and that they are in full control of our destiny.

 We walked into her room, sat down, she asked us to take oath. I was very relaxed. She took my husband's fingerprints and his picture and said she was starting with me first. Asked for my name, Where I worked, told her my 15th yr work anniversary was coming up, she asked what kind of gifts do we get for a milestone anniversary, told her and she kind of laughed. Asked me for my address and she almost wrote it down wrong so I corrected her.

 Then she asked how we met. She said you met in 2019 right so I said yes but told her the month (could've just stayed quiet) she kinda got stuck on that a little because we only knew each other 4 months before we got married. Told her my husband bought me a rose before he came up to talk to me when we met so she asked him how much was the rose. Then just asked my husband about the proposal, he was honest and said we didnt have one, we just agreed we didnt wanna live apart anymore. She asked who was at the wedding and thats it.

 She didnt ask me for the names of his parents, sibilings, his date of birth, nothing!! i was so surprised.

 She looked at our paperwork and said she is not taking all of it (i had another binder in the bag, she kinda laughed and said she didnt wanna see it). Handed us back bunch of our papers and pictures (we had pictures in a Word document and printed out so its easy for her to scan). She then turned to my husband and said she was going to ask him the yes or no questions. She asked him at some point if he has any other phone numbers and winked at me and said something like Im asking for your wife so we all laughed. At the end she said now im going to print something and i dont like to talk while its being printed so we were like ohkay. She then handed us a "Congratulations" paper, recommending for approval. We were sooooo happy!!

 As we were walking out she said I wish everyone was relaxed as you guys and not so uptight so that made us feel good.
 I told my husband best case scenerio we will see an update the same day "New Card Being Produced" and so maybe an hour later when we got home thats the update we got on our tracker!!!!!!

 Thank GOD for everything. I really wish you all an easy and quick interview and for all of this to come to an end!!! Its been such a stressful process for us, many sleepless nights and lots of tears over this!! Thank you all for sharing because i have learned so much through this forum and it made us feel like we werent alone in this! I wish you all the best and please ask any questions you want i'll try to respond to all.

 P.S. We were only asked to show marriage certiticate, my husbands passports old and new. She never asked for his Ead, my U.s. passport, birth certificate or my us citizenship certificate either even though we had it ready.