EAD (WorkPermit)

Hello all,

I am confused, I have contact with senate and i got reply back that they are going to do a congressional inquiry ?

What does it means ?

i contact with them coz i need my damn EAD.

I submitted I-485, I-765, I-131 in October 2017, got the receipts, but still no EAD or Advance Parole.
The date on my receipt for the EAD is October 17.

Did someone in San Francisco with October receipts got their EAD?

Any November Priority dates get their EAD’s yet?

My OPT was approved and started on Aug 16 2017. I also have the I-797 receipt with me. But the EAD card never arrived. USCIS kept asking me to wait for its arrival. Somehow I was able to start working in a University as a postdoc without the EAD card. So I already have a job.

I have to travel to india in a week and come back around March 10. Can someone please tell me if not having an EAD card would get my re-entry denied?? I have to make this decision quick.

The officer was cool, asked what he can do for me today and I told him that I have been waiting so long for my work permit . he asked me about my current statut in america, and the receip notice. He gave a story about my case and he asked it is sounds like I contact or call someone about my case. He ask me who?
 I said ombudsman.
He told that ombudsman sent an inquiry about my case ( which I receive an email from them, it is true) and USCIS has started working in my case since february 5. I will receive a decision soon maybe in 2 or 3 weeks. And said thank you so much and he wish me good luck. I am now a little bit happy.
So I think ombudsman is really helpfull guys.
My PD is september 29 From NBC

Hi,

Thank you everyone for sharing your experience. Reading this website really helped me take so many different approaches on how to speed up my EAD process.

Here's my timeline:

11/9/17 - Submitted I-485, I-360 (For SIJ case), and I-765 - Filed from NYC
11/15/17 - Received by the USCIS (Lockbox in Chicago) - Processing at NBC
12/20/17 - Biometrics done

As of now, I'm still waiting. I'm really desperate because I need to start working. I know it will take a while for my GC to be processed but at least I want to have my EAD in hand so I wouldn't be in such a financial hardship.

So here's what I did as soon as the 75th day passed:

- 1/21/2018, Raised my first SR online
- 1/22/2018, Contacted the Congresswoman
- 1/23/2018, Contacted the Senator

- Heard back from the Congresswoman 2 days after. The Congresswoman's Office informed me that I need to get a letter from my employer stating that I have a job offer.
- Heard back from the Senator's Office 7 days later.
- Contacted my manager, and got my letter on 1/30/2018

- 1/31/2018, Sent the letter, and copies of receipts and notices from USCIS to the Congresswoman's Office. They sent the expedite request to the USCIS on the same day. I was told to wait 30 days.

- 2/2/2018, Sent the letter, a privacy release act form, and copies of receipts and notices from USCIS to the Senator's Office. The Senator's Office said they can't give a "definite time-frame," but will let me know if there's any update.

- 2/3/2018, Contacted the Ombudsman and sent copies of documents to the office.

- 2/5/2018, Tried to schedule an appointment on INFOPASS, and luckily I got an appointment on February 6th, the day after.

- 2/6/2018, Went to my appointment at USCIS Customer Service Unit in NYC in the morning. It wasn't really helpful. The staff said they have no control over these cases. Still, I asked for a letter from the Customer Service Unit to prove that I showed up to my appointment.

- 2/6/2018, The Ombudsman's Office replied "The Ombudsman's Office has reviewed your request for case assistance and contacted U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) regarding your application. We will notify you when we receive information from USCIS."

- 1/9/2018, Tried to raise a second SR online, but I couldn't because I still have to wait until the NBC respond to my first SR (which I doubt they even saw it).
 
- 1/9/2018, Called the USCIS Customer Service to raise an SR, but I was suggested by the representative that it would be a better idea to write a letter and send copies of my documents to them directly, and I did on the same day. The letter basically explains that I'm in an emergency situation and that my guardian and I are suffering a severe financial loss, and that I also have a job offer.

- 1/12/2018, today, called the Ombudsman's Office to ask about my case, and I was informed that the USCIS is still reviewing my request for case assistance.
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Honestly at this point I'm so sick and tired of how things are turning out. I've been doing everything in my power to ask for expedited process for my EAD. I'm really drowned in depression, and I'm really ashamed of myself. I feel purposeless, and I really don't know what to do at this point.

Can anyone suggest what I should do next? If anyone has similar experience (especially those who are SIJs), could you please share it with me?

I'm tried, but I'M NOT GIVING UP.

Hi,

Oct 11 Filer, Bio - Nov 8, Marriage based. NBC
Dec 19 I requested for expedite
Dec 26 I got a response saying "Case is currently Under Review, You will receive decision or other notice of action shortly"

Called USCIS T2 several times they first said "shortly" is 30 days so I called on Jan 26 and now they say please be patient.

Did anyone get similar expedite response ?????????

124 days and counting.

Hey,

Is anyone is the same boat like me when the card is in production for a week now but has not been mailed?

Or if somebody has experienced this ?

Guys, i did every thing was possible:
. Two SR (first jan/10 second Feb/09)
. Congressman (no response: 15 days)
. Senator (no response: 10 days)
. Ombudsman (no response: 10 days)

I Call them today thinking that my call from Friday was not valid for a SR. Attendant told me there was a SR from last Friday...But in 15 minutes i receive an email telling:

"We researched your case and found that your case has been assigned to an officer and is currently being processed."

At the system tells same thing: "Case was received"

for the first time after 117 days, im a little bit more optimistic!!

I HAVE THE CLEAR PERCEPTION THAT THE PROCESS ONLY GOES FORWARD IF YOU PUSH IT!!

Hi all

Does anyone know if everyone gets an approval letter from USCIS increased EAD is approved? I have not received any such approval notice yet.