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EAD renewal (Pending Asylum)
I recently got an update on my EAD renewal that says "Card is being produced". My EAD has already expired, and I am waiting for the new one to go back to work. USCIS said it is up to my employer to let me go back to work right now because my EAD is approved, but I cannot show them the card yet. Does anyone know when the issuing date is going to be?
November 7: Case was received
January 14: EAD expired
February 1: Card is being produced
November 7: Case was received
January 14: EAD expired
February 1: Card is being produced
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EAD Renewal & Expedite Experience
Hi Guys,
I've been reading this forum for a while and found out so many helpful information. So I'd like to share my story here to help others who are in the same boat. My current EAD expires on Feb 8, 2017 and submitted renewal application based on pending Asylum case on Oct 31, 2016.
Nov 10, 2016: USCIS Receipt Notice Date from TSC for Renewal application, applied from LA, California.
Dec 27, 2016 (Day 47): Received email from employer to provide them new EAD by Jan 2017 latest. So I decided to try expedite request based on Option 1) Severe financial loss to individual and employment termination. I called NCSC number listed on the receipt and asked if I can continue working with the receipt after current EAD expired? He said it depends on my employer.
Dec 28, 2016 (Day 48): Denied my expedite request that they don't have enough evidence. (That letter I received after several weeks later.)
Jan 11, 2017 (Day 63): Still no response from USCIS. I checked the status online everyday and it just said "Case is Received", so much worries to let go of my job. So I called to follow up about my expedite request and the man was not very helpful and said that he can't see the update and told me to call back in the morning to speak to Tier 2.
Jan 12, 2017 (Day 64): I called NCSC and spoke to the very helpful lady. She asked my DOB, Address and read the update of expedite request that it was denied on Dec 28. But helped me to submit another Expedite request and told me to wait 5 business days. She told me the same thing that I can continue working if my employer allows.
Jan 18, 2017 (Day 70): I followed up to NCSC and the representative said I need to wait the letter in mail to send supporting documents.
Jan 23, 2017 (Day 74): Received the letter in mail that they need supporting documents to send to [email protected] with ATTN: XM1448. So I scanned documents and sent them over night such as loans documents, email from employer and my ID cards.
Jan 30, 2017 (Day 81): Still no update as "Case was Received". At that time I almost lost hope to let go of my job but I called to NCSC again to follow up. That representative was very helpful and helped me to raise another SR. And again I asked the same question if I can continue working.
He told me to wait and read that to me that "My EAD will be automatically extended 180 days after the expiry date as long as I submitted the renewal before the current one expiration."
I was so happy to hear that and relieved. Later I saw an article too that DHS accomplished the rule about automatic 180 days extension to help EAD holders on Jan 17, 2017. (So much relieved)
Jan 31, 2017 (Day 82): I no longer worried about my job. But got finally reply from USCIS to my email that my case meets the expedite criteria. But the case status on their website was still the same. (I checked every hour)
Hello,
We have received the requested evidence. The documentation submitted meets the requirements for expedited processing of your application. You should receive a decision or notice of further action within 45 days.
What You Can Do
Please see the "Online Services" below to check the status of your case in the future.
We hope this information is helpful to you.
XM 1448
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Feb 1, 2017: As soon as I woke up and checked the status and saw "New Card is being produced". Finally, I can be happy again and hope to get it within this week. (Long Story but hope it helps)
Good Luck everyone!
I've been reading this forum for a while and found out so many helpful information. So I'd like to share my story here to help others who are in the same boat. My current EAD expires on Feb 8, 2017 and submitted renewal application based on pending Asylum case on Oct 31, 2016.
Nov 10, 2016: USCIS Receipt Notice Date from TSC for Renewal application, applied from LA, California.
Dec 27, 2016 (Day 47): Received email from employer to provide them new EAD by Jan 2017 latest. So I decided to try expedite request based on Option 1) Severe financial loss to individual and employment termination. I called NCSC number listed on the receipt and asked if I can continue working with the receipt after current EAD expired? He said it depends on my employer.
Dec 28, 2016 (Day 48): Denied my expedite request that they don't have enough evidence. (That letter I received after several weeks later.)
Jan 11, 2017 (Day 63): Still no response from USCIS. I checked the status online everyday and it just said "Case is Received", so much worries to let go of my job. So I called to follow up about my expedite request and the man was not very helpful and said that he can't see the update and told me to call back in the morning to speak to Tier 2.
Jan 12, 2017 (Day 64): I called NCSC and spoke to the very helpful lady. She asked my DOB, Address and read the update of expedite request that it was denied on Dec 28. But helped me to submit another Expedite request and told me to wait 5 business days. She told me the same thing that I can continue working if my employer allows.
Jan 18, 2017 (Day 70): I followed up to NCSC and the representative said I need to wait the letter in mail to send supporting documents.
Jan 23, 2017 (Day 74): Received the letter in mail that they need supporting documents to send to [email protected] with ATTN: XM1448. So I scanned documents and sent them over night such as loans documents, email from employer and my ID cards.
Jan 30, 2017 (Day 81): Still no update as "Case was Received". At that time I almost lost hope to let go of my job but I called to NCSC again to follow up. That representative was very helpful and helped me to raise another SR. And again I asked the same question if I can continue working.
He told me to wait and read that to me that "My EAD will be automatically extended 180 days after the expiry date as long as I submitted the renewal before the current one expiration."
I was so happy to hear that and relieved. Later I saw an article too that DHS accomplished the rule about automatic 180 days extension to help EAD holders on Jan 17, 2017. (So much relieved)
Jan 31, 2017 (Day 82): I no longer worried about my job. But got finally reply from USCIS to my email that my case meets the expedite criteria. But the case status on their website was still the same. (I checked every hour)
Hello,
We have received the requested evidence. The documentation submitted meets the requirements for expedited processing of your application. You should receive a decision or notice of further action within 45 days.
What You Can Do
Please see the "Online Services" below to check the status of your case in the future.
We hope this information is helpful to you.
XM 1448
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Feb 1, 2017: As soon as I woke up and checked the status and saw "New Card is being produced". Finally, I can be happy again and hope to get it within this week. (Long Story but hope it helps)
Good Luck everyone!
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OPT EAD misplaced by USPS
Hi there!
I graduated few months ago and applied for my OPT soon after that. Unfortunately my EAD card was misplaced by the USPS delivery person. Upon couple of calls to USCIS, I came aware that my OPT was approved and was issued a start and end date. Upon an appointment with local USCIS center, I was given a written consent stating the cause of misplacement and my OPT details with start and end dates.
[b]Here is my problem:[/b]
1. Since, I do not have a physical EAD card, the SSN office denied my application. Even with the written consent from USCIS, they still needed a physical EAD card.
2. And as I do not have SSN, I’m forced to opt for an unpaid internship with my employer. Now the annoying part is, my (potential/future) employer is unwilling to provide me a Employer Memorandum of Understanding to support my internship with him without my SSN. [b]And I need to inform my university with my employer details with in 90 days of my OPT approval.[/b]
3. When I requested USCIS to expedite my application for duplicate OPT, the “officer” captured my request incorrectly (wrote totally different context) and after a week my request was denied for a reason which I never knew. And now I cannot apply for 2nd expedite requite within 30days.
Any advices on how to solve this problem? Please help.
Thankyou
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EAD Experience
10/12 Got married to the love of my life in Minneapolis, MN
10/18 (DAY 1) Submitted 155 page AOS application to USCIS for processing (included I-131, I-765, I-485, I-130, three notarized affidavits, a doctors letter, pictures, text threads, notes, receipts from our wedding rings, $1,500, tax returns, birth certificates, marriage certificates, passport copies)
11/4 (DAY 10) Received receipt notice for 1-130, but not the other 3 (all 4 were sent to our lawyer, however)
11/18 (DAY 30) Notice for Biometrics appointment received.
11/28 (DAY 40) Received notification: The Post Office returned a notice we sent you for your Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization , because they could not deliver it. MAKE SURE YOU PUT YOUR NEW SPOUSE’S NAME ON YOUR MAILBOX
11/28 (DAY 40) Status set to ‘Document Was Mailed To Me’. Thinking this was the EAD we very prematurely celebrated. Status was updated to:
On November 28, 2016, we mailed your document for Receipt Number MSC YYYY ZZZ, directly to the address you gave us. If you do not receive your document by December 28, 2016, please go towww.uscis.gov/e-request to request the document be sent to you. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.
11/29 (DAY 41) Biometrics Appointment completed
Waiting.
12/21 (Day 65) Husband gets job offer at great corporation with a tentative start date of January 9th, 2017.
12/22 (DAY 66) Husband accepts offer and writes letter to HR explaining situation. HR is very understanding. We even attached a formal letter written from our lawyer explaining the process.
12/28 (DAY 71) Nothing has arrived in the mail. Call USCIS and inform them. Tier one customer service says it’s the EAD card that has been mailed. Tier 2 says it hasn’t been approved yet.
More waiting.
1/3 (DAY 78) We ask our lawyer to submit a request for expedite (you can technically request this after 75 days) – no response.
1/5 (DAY 80) Husband asks company for an extension of the start date to 1/16 or later. Company obliges, thankfully.
1/9 (DAY 85) We call USCIS (Tier 2) and put in a formal request for expedite
1/10 (DAY 86) USCIS emails requesting a fax of the formal job letter. Confused, at this point, why we even had to request an expedite in the first place since this is supposed to process in 90 days. Frustrated.
1/10 (DAY 86) We faxed in the job offer one hour later.
1/13 (DAY 88) Received another email from USCIS claiming that our request for expedite was received and they would be making a decision regarding our case “shortly”.
Ugh.
1/17 (Day 90) Spoke to HR person at my husbands company and they informed us that they can wait until February. The anxiety is real.
1/17 (Day 90) Reached out to congressman’s office and had an inquiry sent on our behalf.
1/18 (Day 91) Started following @USCIS on Instagram. Sent them a light-hearted direct message on Instagram saying: Dear @uscis , for Christmas I asked for an EAD for my husband so that he could respond to his pending job offer. We kept our tree up hoping that Santa would deliver it in time. Now we’re on day 95 and still no word. I even checked the stockings. Since (husband) isn’t authorized to travel outside of the USA to the North Pole, we figured this would be the best way to reach you. Sincerely, (me) & (husband). Case # YYYY YYYY ZZZ
1/19 (Day 92) Got a notification saying the EAD is being produced! Want to celebrate…but need to be patient. Could still be a week or two. Did Instagram work??
1/26 (Day 99) EAD in HANDS. Rushed to the Social Security office where all they needed was a passport and EAD. Gave a receipt which did NOT have the SSN on it and there is no way of finding out your number while it is processing – you just need to…..you guessed it, WAIT.
2/1 (Day 105) Went to the Social Security office to request verbally for them to tell us the number. They obliged.
2/13 (Day 117) Husband starts job.
This has been a long journey that has made us stronger, more patient, and I hope that we never have to go through it again.
Good luck everyone,
ChileMinnesota
10/18 (DAY 1) Submitted 155 page AOS application to USCIS for processing (included I-131, I-765, I-485, I-130, three notarized affidavits, a doctors letter, pictures, text threads, notes, receipts from our wedding rings, $1,500, tax returns, birth certificates, marriage certificates, passport copies)
11/4 (DAY 10) Received receipt notice for 1-130, but not the other 3 (all 4 were sent to our lawyer, however)
11/18 (DAY 30) Notice for Biometrics appointment received.
11/28 (DAY 40) Received notification: The Post Office returned a notice we sent you for your Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization , because they could not deliver it. MAKE SURE YOU PUT YOUR NEW SPOUSE’S NAME ON YOUR MAILBOX
11/28 (DAY 40) Status set to ‘Document Was Mailed To Me’. Thinking this was the EAD we very prematurely celebrated. Status was updated to:
On November 28, 2016, we mailed your document for Receipt Number MSC YYYY ZZZ, directly to the address you gave us. If you do not receive your document by December 28, 2016, please go towww.uscis.gov/e-request to request the document be sent to you. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.
11/29 (DAY 41) Biometrics Appointment completed
Waiting.
12/21 (Day 65) Husband gets job offer at great corporation with a tentative start date of January 9th, 2017.
12/22 (DAY 66) Husband accepts offer and writes letter to HR explaining situation. HR is very understanding. We even attached a formal letter written from our lawyer explaining the process.
12/28 (DAY 71) Nothing has arrived in the mail. Call USCIS and inform them. Tier one customer service says it’s the EAD card that has been mailed. Tier 2 says it hasn’t been approved yet.
More waiting.
1/3 (DAY 78) We ask our lawyer to submit a request for expedite (you can technically request this after 75 days) – no response.
1/5 (DAY 80) Husband asks company for an extension of the start date to 1/16 or later. Company obliges, thankfully.
1/9 (DAY 85) We call USCIS (Tier 2) and put in a formal request for expedite
1/10 (DAY 86) USCIS emails requesting a fax of the formal job letter. Confused, at this point, why we even had to request an expedite in the first place since this is supposed to process in 90 days. Frustrated.
1/10 (DAY 86) We faxed in the job offer one hour later.
1/13 (DAY 88) Received another email from USCIS claiming that our request for expedite was received and they would be making a decision regarding our case “shortly”.
Ugh.
1/17 (Day 90) Spoke to HR person at my husbands company and they informed us that they can wait until February. The anxiety is real.
1/17 (Day 90) Reached out to congressman’s office and had an inquiry sent on our behalf.
1/18 (Day 91) Started following @USCIS on Instagram. Sent them a light-hearted direct message on Instagram saying: Dear @uscis , for Christmas I asked for an EAD for my husband so that he could respond to his pending job offer. We kept our tree up hoping that Santa would deliver it in time. Now we’re on day 95 and still no word. I even checked the stockings. Since (husband) isn’t authorized to travel outside of the USA to the North Pole, we figured this would be the best way to reach you. Sincerely, (me) & (husband). Case # YYYY YYYY ZZZ
1/19 (Day 92) Got a notification saying the EAD is being produced! Want to celebrate…but need to be patient. Could still be a week or two. Did Instagram work??
1/26 (Day 99) EAD in HANDS. Rushed to the Social Security office where all they needed was a passport and EAD. Gave a receipt which did NOT have the SSN on it and there is no way of finding out your number while it is processing – you just need to…..you guessed it, WAIT.
2/1 (Day 105) Went to the Social Security office to request verbally for them to tell us the number. They obliged.
2/13 (Day 117) Husband starts job.
This has been a long journey that has made us stronger, more patient, and I hope that we never have to go through it again.
Good luck everyone,
ChileMinnesota
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L2 EAD
All,
I live in the Bay Area, California and here are my timeline for L2 EAD.
The total time took 90 days from submission until the receive of EAD card in hand, hope it helps!
11/1: Sent I-765 by USPS priority mail express
11/2: Application has arrived at USCIS AZ and signed by an officer.
11/7: USCIS informed receipt number by both SMS and email.
11/16: Receipt is received by mail
1/5: Called USCIS to ask about progress, and customer service asked me to call back on the 75th day
1/17: On the 75th day, raised service request and received a referral number. Customer service told me it would take 15 to 30 days to process.
1/23: USCIS case status changed, new card is being produced and will mail to the address.
1/25: USCIS mailed the card out, and provided both SMS and email to notify the USPS tracking number.
1/30: Received EAD in hand
I live in the Bay Area, California and here are my timeline for L2 EAD.
The total time took 90 days from submission until the receive of EAD card in hand, hope it helps!
11/1: Sent I-765 by USPS priority mail express
11/2: Application has arrived at USCIS AZ and signed by an officer.
11/7: USCIS informed receipt number by both SMS and email.
11/16: Receipt is received by mail
1/5: Called USCIS to ask about progress, and customer service asked me to call back on the 75th day
1/17: On the 75th day, raised service request and received a referral number. Customer service told me it would take 15 to 30 days to process.
1/23: USCIS case status changed, new card is being produced and will mail to the address.
1/25: USCIS mailed the card out, and provided both SMS and email to notify the USPS tracking number.
1/30: Received EAD in hand
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L2 EAD - Name Was Updated
Hello,
Here are the timelines of my wife's application
Filed at Vermont
Dec 16 2016 : Received application at USCIS
Jan 26 2016 : Name Was Updated
We are waiting on this status. Google search suggests people getting EAD approved within a week or so after this status ( meaning they have started working on it).
Anybody else in similar phase?
Appreciate your help
Thank you
Here are the timelines of my wife's application
Filed at Vermont
Dec 16 2016 : Received application at USCIS
Jan 26 2016 : Name Was Updated
We are waiting on this status. Google search suggests people getting EAD approved within a week or so after this status ( meaning they have started working on it).
Anybody else in similar phase?
Appreciate your help
Thank you
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Any one applied in November recieved EAD already
Hi All,
I have applied 765 (EAD) with TSC on November 23rd 2016, didn't receive EAD yet.
Just wondering if anyone applied in November has received EAD?
Thanks
Paone
I have applied 765 (EAD) with TSC on November 23rd 2016, didn't receive EAD yet.
Just wondering if anyone applied in November has received EAD?
Thanks
Paone
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EAD
Filed at Texas
Office Service: Potomac
11 October: USCIS received I-765
27 December: requested to have my case expedited.
10 January: requested to have my case expedited.
23 January: Case Beyond the regularity process.
26 January: Contacted Senator. (I am not sure if they even contacted USCIS, because my case was approved less than 24 hours contacting the senator.)
27 January: USCIS ordered the card.
Office Service: Potomac
11 October: USCIS received I-765
27 December: requested to have my case expedited.
10 January: requested to have my case expedited.
23 January: Case Beyond the regularity process.
26 January: Contacted Senator. (I am not sure if they even contacted USCIS, because my case was approved less than 24 hours contacting the senator.)
27 January: USCIS ordered the card.
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EAD
Sharing my timeline:
Filed at Texas
Oct. 11, 2016: USCIS received I-131 and I-765
Oct. 20, 2016: USCIS received fingerprint fee I-485
Nov. 16, 2016: Bio-metric appointment
Nov. 10, 2016: Bio-metric done
My wife and I are on our day 115 and have not yet received an approval.
I called USCIS, my attorney contacted USCIS, I also called the congress office. Still nothing...
Filed at Texas
Oct. 11, 2016: USCIS received I-131 and I-765
Oct. 20, 2016: USCIS received fingerprint fee I-485
Nov. 16, 2016: Bio-metric appointment
Nov. 10, 2016: Bio-metric done
My wife and I are on our day 115 and have not yet received an approval.
I called USCIS, my attorney contacted USCIS, I also called the congress office. Still nothing...
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EAD employment based.
Hi all im wondering if anyone has a similar timeline. I am on day 88 I believe and have not yet received an approval. I am starting a to Feb 8th and am worried I wont be able to start then.
Filed at Nebraska SC
Oct 15: Submitted 485, 131, 765
Oct 20: USCIS received docs
Nov 25: Biometrics notice
Dec 6: Biometrics done
Since then I have not heard anything back. I called USCIS to raise service request on 1/25 as well as the congress office (although they didn't help much since they said they think DHS is still running my security check)
Please let me know if your timeline is similar. Im still hopefully it gets approved this week...
Filed at Nebraska SC
Oct 15: Submitted 485, 131, 765
Oct 20: USCIS received docs
Nov 25: Biometrics notice
Dec 6: Biometrics done
Since then I have not heard anything back. I called USCIS to raise service request on 1/25 as well as the congress office (although they didn't help much since they said they think DHS is still running my security check)
Please let me know if your timeline is similar. Im still hopefully it gets approved this week...
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