Does EAD renewal take as long as the original EAD?

[nana.p]

It took me 8 months to get my EAD this year so Im just wondering if the renewing process is gonna take as long. If it does, I'll have to renew my EAD next month

[Enub4]

From what I read, yes, it takes a lot of months to renew, that's why they send the NOA with an automatic extension of 180 days.
From what I read you can renew your EAD is it has 180 days or less until expiration date. So if your card is valid from 06/04/2019 until 06/03/2019, you can renew around 12/10/2019.

[nana.p]

From what I read, yes, it takes a lot of months to renew, that's why they send the NOA with an automatic extension of 180 days.
From what I read you can renew your EAD is it has 180 days or less until expiration date. So if your card is valid from 06/04/2019 until 06/03/2019, you can renew around 12/10/2019.

wow that's rough haha. Thank you so much, I'll mark my calendar

[Enub4]

I hope you get your GC before your EAD expires.

[nana.p]

I hope you get your GC before your EAD expires.

aww thank you so much I'm gonna renew my EAD later this year tho haha, just in case you know

[huyhoangvn]

I think I was lucky as I received the new card in the mailbox only one month after sending out the application for renewal.

[BayAreaCaliAOS]

The renewed combo card has the advance parole too?

[huyhoangvn]

No, since the renewal rule for EAD and AP are different, it's not the combo card. You can only renew AP 120 days before expiration while the EAD can be renewed before 180 days.
I didn't wanna wait and risk not having the card on time. The EAD is much more important, AP not so much.

[BayAreaCaliAOS]

No, since the renewal rule for EAD and AP are different, it's not the combo card. You can only renew AP 120 days before expiration while the EAD can be renewed before 180 days.
I didn't wanna wait and risk not having the card on time. The EAD is much more important, AP not so much.

Oh so it’s separate? And if you submit your renewal of advance parole, is it also automatically extended?

[keldreams]

Oh so it’s separate? And if you submit your renewal of advance parole, is it also automatically extended?

I didn’t know that the renewal time for AP application was different than the EAD... does it say so on the USCIS website?

[Enub4]

I didn’t know that the renewal time for AP application was different than the EAD... does it say so on the USCIS website?

I can't find that info on USCIS website. Other sites say up to 180 days for EAD and up to 120 days for AP. Some old articles say up to 120 days for both.