EAD (WorkPermit)

HI

Its been 50 days i have applied for EAD and havent received biometrics appointment. When i called USCIS, they said for some cases, biometrics appointment will be sent while in some cases its not. I have raised a request to check for my case. But they said the request will be replied in 15 days. So days are going without doing anything.

Hi,
I have applied for EAD on L2 visa and my biometric is due 2nd week of february. i assume it will take another month after Biometric to get my EAD card. in the meantime, can i apply for job's while my status for EAD is Work In progress? Once I get the card, can i furnish it to the employer, if any after joining the organization?

I applied in sep 2011 for EAD renewal,ead card mail undeliverable on oct 18 2011,
I only recieved the approval notice which is approved till sep 2013.

I applied for relacement on nov 11 2011,still waiting for the card.

My ead expires on jan 06 2012,
can i work once the EAD expires while the replacement card pending.

I applied Aug/25/2011 for I765 (EAD Renewal), and I still do not receive biometrix appointment. The last time for the first application 2 years ago, I received it within a month. I'd like to know anybody to apply EAD around Aug and to share the situation. I called Service Center 4 or 5 times, and sent email to Nebraska Lincolin, but I just received a letter which says "Application are worked in order of date of reeipt. You should received notice within 75 days of the date of this letter"....

Im seriously Lost and dont know what to do. I applied for an EAD about a year ago. But my application was denied because my father who had was in the process of filing for his Permanent Residence was aprooved. since i was his dependent on his EAD application they decided to drop that application and so, denied my application. I dont know what to do. Ive been talking to lawyers and the only thing that i can do is get married to apply for anything. Does anyone know if there is something i missed?

I could not find any answer on above subj.and don't know how to post my questions.

Is your work authorization expiring and your renewal is pending at USCIS.

Author : Gajendra Prasad P Sankaranarayana
Email : [email protected]

Introduction.
If you have applied for your Green card and it is pending at USCIS, you will be able to work in USA using the employment authorization(EAD). However it is your responsibility to keep your work authorization valid at all times to be eligible to work.
If you are working using EAD, it is important to know that you should have an approved and valid EAD card in hand to continue working. Unlike H1 visa, you will not be eligible to work when an EAD application is pending with USCIS and if you have valid receipt notice. Additionally you will not be eligible to work until you have the work authorization card in hand i.e. even if you work authorization is approved you cannot work until you receive your physical and valid EAD card in hand.
USCIS allows you to apply for a new EAD or a renewal 120 days prior to the expiry. USCIS will need 90 days to process your application for new EAD or a renewal. For all reasons, it is recommended that you apply at the least 110 days before your expiry. This will provide ample time for USCIS to process the application and for you to receive your EAD card in mail including any postal delays.
However in certain cases, USCIS might delay processing for your application more than 90 days or your application might have been filled less than the required number of days for unknown or unavoidable reasons. In both these cases you will be the person affected; you will face the risk of employment termination or you will be asked to take a forced unpaid temporary leave of absence. Additionally, you will also put your project and/or work under pressure and risk.
If you are a victim of the stated scenario, this document will help you to understand the procedure to expedite your case with USCIS.
Being a recent victim of the above scenario, I am providing this write up on my personal experience. Please be aware the following steps are only guidelines to help you and I am not legally responsible if these actions are not fruitful and I cannot be held legally responsible for the outcome of your actions.



STEPS to expedite your case

1. Call USCIS customer service.
Your first step to expedite your case is to call the USCIS customer service number stated in your receipt notice 1-800-375-5283. Please be sure to have the receipt notice in hand while you call the customer service. You will be able to expedite your case only if you have one or more of the following reasons.
a. Your application is pending with USCIS more than 75 days.
b. You will have a “Severe financial loss” if you do not have EAD on hand before your expiry.
c. Your company will have a “Severe financial loss”, if you do not have EAD on hand before your expiry.
d. Request for expediting on “Humanitarian reasons”.
e. Expediting your case will benefit the United States.
f. You are expediting your case because of the USCIS error has delayed your application processing and you are affected.
Based on my experience most of us will fit under reasons a and/or b. USCIS customer service representative will provide your with a Service Request number. USCIS will respond with your request within 5 days.
They might accept your request to expedite or deny it. If they deny it, you can request it to expedite again using info pass appointment (step 3). In some case you will get a email stating “Your request for expediting has been accepted, you will receive a decision on you case in 60 days”, this is a good thing at least they have accepted the case to be expedited.
If you do not receive a decision on your case in an acceptable time frame , follow step 2.

2. Written request to expedite.
Your second step to expedite is to place a written request. Make sure you quote your name, Receipt number, Alien number, Service request number the USCIS customer representative provided to you when you called them to expedite the case.
Explain your situation briefly and the reason why you need the card in hand at the earliest date and send an email to the service center where your case was filled. The email address of the service center is listed as follows.
California Service Center: [email protected]
Vermont Service Center: [email protected]
Nebraska Service Center: [email protected]
Texas Service Center: [email protected].
Again if you do not receive a response from USCIS in next couple of days, proceed to step 3.

3. Infopass appointment with local service center.
Take an Infopass appointment with your local USCIS service center. It is a good idea to take an appointment during step 2 in order to get a favorable date and time. Info pass appointment can be made using the website.

http://infopass.uscis.gov.

Select the options: 1. Case is currently pending with USCIS and 2. EAD inquiry appointment.

Take all your relevant documents including your 485 receipt notice and your EAD receipt notice to your appointment. It is a good idea to take the proof that your employment will be terminated or you will be place under unpaid leave of absence.

In this appointment you will be given an opportunity to meet an USCIS officer. Explain your case to them and request an earliest approval possible. Based on my experience, they will not make a decision on your case, but will try to help you expedite the case.

Wait for couple of days, if you do not receive a decision then go the final step 4.

3. Send a request to OMBUDSMAN.

Send a written request to OMBUDSMAN using their form DHS Form 7001 or send an email to [email protected]. In your email make sure you state all your details including your name, Receipt number, Alien number, Service request number the customer representative provided to you with when you called them, the details of your fax when you faxed them and your infopass appointment when and where this happened etc. Please be sure not to exercise this option unless you have followed step 1,2 and 3.






Conclusions.
As I have stated earlier, these steps are guidelines to help you expedite the case and get a decision based on my experience and my knowledge from forums. None of them guarantee an approval or decision on time. To be on the safe side make sure you file your application 110 days before your authorization expires.

All the best.

If you have questions or feedback mail me at [email protected]

I have applied for EAD since November 2009, I did a change of address about 2 weeks later(2 days after moving) by both mail and phone and did receive a confirmation. I received my biometrics appointment and other mails from USCIS without problems. The biometrics was in February 2010 with many inquiries to get there. The card was after repeated inquiries produced and mailed on the 26th of May 2010. For some reasons, when it came to mail the final card after 7 monhths of waiting and waiting not to be US citizen but for an EAD, they add on the case status that the card was returned as undeliverable on June 1st and again on the 8th of June. The same card was returned, and returned within a week period!!! They do have my address -the one they mailed the fingerprint notice and other info too- I have my full name clearly stated on the mail box and have not moved at all since. It is not an apartment but a house so it will hardly be the mailman put it at the box of apt2 instead of 1 here. They probably typed the wrong address when it came to mailing the card. Usps has delivered all my mail from uscis but from what they seem to say, Usps did not deliver that particular mail containing the card! Seriously! The impact of that card is not only not being able to work which I haven't been doing since but I got to the point where my driver's license is expiring tomorrow as well and I can't renew it without an EAD or GC(pending). I did all I could to drag myself back to school to finish a master but now with the game they are playing I will not be able to continue if I stay for months without drivig. I had an infopass and off course they can't help but type a note as they do every time I call. Not even give me a note to send to the DMV to explain that they are keeping my card for whatever reason they have. They do not seem to realise that the desperation they put people into can drive people to eventually drive without a DL, get arrested and create more trouble. It might be what they want... I did call plenty of times, sent return receipts mails, did it all over those months and now I can't even drive because they decided not to have my address. I'am supposedly considered a special immigrant on I360 abused spouse approved but I wonder how they believe my life is right now. Hell, over again for me... for a debilitating EAD. I was eligible for public benefits and all that I never used and wonder if they rather have people on public benefits than be independent. I have no doubts that they truly care so much and raised the EAD fees to provide a better service, I'am living it. A living nightmare that can't be comprehended!!

Hello
I married a man from Africa in April this year. He came here on an F-1 visa. We beginning the paperwork. Could someone tell us if it's possible to get EAD so he can get a job to help pay for the filing fees? THANKS SO MUCH

Hi Everyone , I have benefitted tremendously from this forum while awaiting my EAD so in return I would like to share me experience.
Applied EAD 05/12/09 (through a lawyer)
receipt on 05/16/09
Biometrics 06/06/09
RFE 05/29/09 ( did not receive mail , my lawyer received it on 06/15/09)
RFE sent off on 06/20/09
Received by USCIS 06/29/09
Card production ordered 07/08/09
Approval letter mailed 07/14/09
EAD card received in mail 07/17/09

I hope that my post is helpful
Good luck!