EAD (WorkPermit)

i had applied for a work permit last sep06...it was sanctioned but for some reason when i chckd my case status online in dec it said it was returned back to usics as being undeliverable nd then the whole process of waiting nd talking to them went on ....i recvd a letter from usics in may 07 saying tht they were sending the card along with the letter..i did recieve the letter with no card in it.. so i called usics regarding the same thing nd they asked me to wait nd i called them again..in the whole process i chckd my status online again in july 07 and it still says the sme thing as being undeliverable...i hve spoken to them again and nothing has happnd..i am still waiting ....has anyone faced the same problem????...would appreciate any suggestions....

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I have got H1 Papers and all of a sudden my manager asked to apply for L1 and yet to receive the papers. The Question is :
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Prawin

I applied for my ead renewal six months before it expired,for some reason someone put a wrong zip code on my receipt.It was marked as undeliverale by the uscis.I called them for about 2mths with no response but to wait.I finally decided to go to the local office.It took 2 visits two weeks apart to get them to finally send the letter.Now my ead has expired and my employers cannot let me continue working.Nothing has changed on their website and as usual i have wait to receive it which heavn knows when.It seems like sometimes the people at uscis do not care about what happens to anybody as far as it is not them.Has anybody been in this situation,are there any suggestions?

Dears,

I have received an immigrant visa and I entered the United States of America and I handed in my immigration package. I waited for the green card, and then I had to leave to Jordan for an emergency, after I left my parents in the states received a letter indicating that the port failed to stamp my papers and they need the stamp of entry on the passort, I checked it and there was no stamp! What can I do now?

the hardest part in life is really waiting. and the uscis is really very slow in the processing of the cases. its almost going on seven months now since i filed my petition for green card. and i still don't have my work permit, my finger printing appointment and my interview schedule. it is so hard. so depressing to wait and wait. everyday i will wake up and i know its another day of waiting. i checked my status online and i discovered that they had send my work permit but it was returned to them. i really do not understand this mistake. so my lawyer checked my address with them again. so i guess, its back to day one again. the endless waiting and waiting and waiting. it is really so frustrating. when i started this process, i told myself its ok, the time frame is between 6 to 8 months, that's what my lawyer told me, but now that i am close to 7 months with no work permit, finger printing schedule and interview schedule, i am really getting so frustrated. it is really so sad...immigration is really really really so hard.

Hi there,
I filled my I-765 on Sep14, received by authorities on Sep 18th. I did not receive any letter with my case number. I called on Oct 16th. I was advised that a letter was sent to me with the case number. However, they couldn’t tell me where it did they sent it to as the address in the system had been updated two days after the letter was sent. I was also advised over the phone that another letter had been sent on Oct 10th requesting proof of evidence. In this case, to the correct address, but I still haven’t got it. They couldn’t tell me over the phone what the letter was requesting me. I was told to wait and they would be sending a second request on a month time from Oct 10th.

I checked my case online and again with an agent over the phone. I was then told that a certified copy of the original letter has been issued on Oct 10th but it was not posted until Oct 31st. I haven’t received anything yet.
I have moved homes from my initial address back in Sep 14th. It was changed to the new one on Oct 24th . However, as per today, nothing has been received in neither of the two places.

Would anyone know what type of evidence do you think I could be asking for?
What would be happening if I start working without my EAD?
I would greatly appreciate your comments, as this process is a test to my tolerance.

Many thanks
raquel

Re: Returned EAD by Post Office.

It could have really been mishandling by USPS. We all have experiences with receiving other people’s mail delivered to your address, right? (The mail could be addressed to a different apartment or street address, etc.)

USPS often delivers mail to wrong addresses, and the recipients may return the mail by writing “wrong address” or “Does not reside here,” etc. Then, USPS will return the mail to USCIS, thinking the addressee is no longer there. (My company often receives returned mail just like that, but we know for sure that the addresses on the mail were correct and current.)

This almost happened to my friend when CIS sent her a green card, which was delivered to a wrong address. The recipient was kind enough to drive to her place and delivered the mail, which he knew would be extremely important.

Still waiting on the card to come in the mail---hmmmm... go figure! Called USCIS several days ago, they "referred" my case to their own internal investigation department according to the agent I spoke to. They said I have to wait to see if the card was returned to them, which is soooooo stupid considering this card was supposedly mailed on January 19th, over a month ago. Even if it was returned, they should have got it back by now. What the hell is taking them so long? Anybody with similar stories, experiences, etc. to share?

I applied for an EAD on Dec. 23, 2005, and received a receipt notice on Dec. 30, 2005 saying they got my application. I filed with the Texas Service Center. Ever since that time, I have been tracking my application online. My case was approved on Jan. 12, 2006, and my EAD was supposedly mailed on Jan. 19, 2006. Granted, my card was mailed to my old address in New Orleans, but even post-Katrina, we have been receiving mail, and someone is there all the time to get the mail. I tried getting a copy of a receipt, some kind of statement, or even an interim card from the Atlanta INS office, but the lady there refused to help me.

I was offerred a great job which I now have to turn down because of this bullshit. She "delighted" in telling me that I had ONLY two options: to wait until the 90-day time frame to get an interim card had expired, or if I could not wait, then the ONLY other thing I could do was reapply, which itself means another 90 days and another $180. I believe too that something is wrong with the mailing department at INS. And even if they want you to be home when they deliver the mail, isn't the standard USPS practice to keep trying for at least 7 days before returning your mail as "undeliverable?" Someone was ALWAYS at my old address to get my stuff! This is bogus, just another way for USCIS to sucker you out of more money.

I called the National Service Center, to see what happened and to change my address. The lady who got my call was very nasty, and gave me the third degree regarding my card, and asking me why I waited to update my address, and this was all MY fault--yes, MY fault, for THEIR **** up mailroom!!!--- and then she put me on to someone who does interim cards for OPT applications, since I applied for the EAD as an OPT, and he was twice as nasty and rude!

I have decided that this B.S., drama, and headache are not worth it...I am packing up and heading home to the West Indies post haste, where I don't have to deal with this crap anymore....

I believe the reason why your mail was returned is that your name was not on your mail box. If you rent ask for permission to put your name on the inside of the box. Tell them it is important. If your name and your spouse name is not in the box, the cleark is advised not to leave it. This is what my very helpful lawyer told me. I have not had a problem with any of my mail. As a matter of fact my permit came in 4 months of filing.