EAD (WorkPermit)

Is USCIS processing time accurate ?

Hello everyone, please help me, I was filling out the form i765 and in q number 15 I got confused. I applied for TPS last year and was denied EAD AND TPS due to late application only. I lost all the documents and now I have to check in box 15, what should I do, if I say yes I have no such documents, and I am afraid to check "no". What should I do?Please help !!

EAD on hand

Office: NSC (Nebraska)
Category: c(9), employment based.

My timeline:

20 November 2017: Case received.
26 December 2017: Bio
7 February 2018: Called USCIS (not useful)
15 February 2018: Contacted Congressman and Senator
2 March 2018: Service Request 1
2 March 2018: Congressman asks for additional documentation.
7 March 2018: Answer SR1: your case is in line to be reviewed by an officer.
12 March 2018: Congressman submits congressional inquiry.
13 March 2018: Senator asks for additional documentation.
13 March 2018: Answer congressional inquiry congressman: Constituent may choose to expedite my case. Expedite criteria: https://www.uscis.gov/forms/expedite-criteria
19 March: SR2
20 March: Submitted documentation for expedite processing through Congressman. Criteria "Severe financial loss to company or person".
 20 March: SR2 answer: your case is in line to be reviewed by an officer.
21 March 2018: Called USCIS (not useful)
23 March 2018: contacted ombudsman (https://www.dhs.gov/case-assistance)
26 March 2018: New Card is Being Produced.
28 March 2018: Card mailed.
31 March 2018: Card received.

Total days: 131 (expedited processing). Right now they are processing the cases submitted on November 2nd 2017. My case was received the 20th.

Recommendation: See if your case meets any expedite criteria (https://www.dhs.gov/case-assistance) and contact your congressman/senator/ombudsman for help.

I mean, how bad could the backlog be to approve EAD? 7 months? 8? 9?

Gosh, just finished the 6th month and nothing happened

Hi all,

I want to share my timeline:

10/23: PD (based a marriage with usc)
11/15: fingerprints
01/23 1st called to uscis (no response)
02/23 2nd called to uscis (no response
02/24 contacted ombudsman online (auto-response)
03/23 New card is being produced
03/24 Case approved
03/26 Received Notice I767 by mail
03/27 Card mailed
03/30 Received card

Total: 158 days.!!

thanks for sharing your experiences and information.

Good luck.

Hi All,

Actually I'm still confused between Priority Date(PD) and Received Date(RD),
I'm doing new application for EB2 in October 2017 but two times failed - I797 notice of action because of outdated version forms, finally on November the USCIS accepted and I got PD in I140 and 1 month later got RD for forms I765, I485, I131.

So in website : https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/
In that website Check Case Processing Times based on my SC in Nebraska for I765:
3 Months to 5 Months - Based on a pending I-485 adjustment application [(c)(9)] - November 01, 2017

My Question :
What exactly USCIS processing time based date for I765 ? based on PD or RD ?
Since there's no PD in I765.

Thank you so much for your answer and help !!

Received the EAD today after waiting almost 130 days and realized that a SSN is needed for employment as well. I checked the box on the I-765 to have a SSN sent. How long does that take to come after receiving the EAD?

Hello, finally on day 105 my status changed from "Case Received" to "We are producing your card and will mail it to you".

This means my case has been approved, right?

my timeline:
MSC - NBC
12/15/2017 USCIS received my case
12/20/2017 USCIS cashed my checks
1/22/2018 Fingerprints appointment
3/29/2018 Card in production

Thank you for the support and I wish good luck to everyone!

Hi all,

I wanted to share my experience with everyine on here.
Here’s my timeline:

10-23-2017: PD
10-25-2017: Case received by USCIS
01-22-2018: First SR raised, no response
02-10-2018: Second SR raised, no response
02-21-2018: Called USCIS, talked with an T2 representative, was told to wait 30 days
02-22-2018: Called congressman’s office, third SR raised, told to wait 15 days
03-22-2018: Received SR response “Your case is currently under review. You should receive a decision or notice of other action shortly.”
03-23-2018: New card is being produced
03-24-2018: Case approved
03-26-2018: Card mailed
03-27-2018: Received card in the mail

Total: 155 days

So my question is for those who have applied for their social security card concurrently with the EAD using the current form I765. How long does it take to receive the SSN in mail after receiving the EAD?

Aug30th, 2017; Filed in for i765
October16th, 2017: Uscis received RFE from me for i485
March24th, 2018: We are producing your card and will mail it to you
March26th, 2018: We are approved your case
March28th, 2018: We mailed your card to you. The U.S portal will deliver it.
     I highly recommend that you use the new updated site where you have to create an account. The old site which is the normal way of checking case status is still stuck in Case approved Aug24th, 2017. So now i am patiently waiting for my interview to be scheduled.