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soyam.bhattarai

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hi there i applied for asylum and well unfortunately got referred to immigration judge. i got a notice that stated the most earlier i could apply for ead was 1/20/2011, so applied for ead on 1/21/2011. note that i didn't pay for ead as i was applying under (C)(8) because i looked it on uscis and said i didn't have to pay. anyways my question is

1. even tho uscis site stated i didn't have to pay, is it really true?
2. when i filed for ead it was past 150 days as required by uscis, but since my initial hearing is on feb2, does it matter i mean i applied for ead before i even appeared in front of ij will that affect on my ead application?
3. i am planning to go to my initial hearing on Feb 2 w/o attorney and hoping to ask for extension or hopefully the judge will give me some time as i really dont have money for a lawyer so was hoping if i get my ead and work i can save some money and hire a lawyer before my master hearing. So how does my plan sound is it possible?

any help is really appreciated.
Thank you :D
 
The first EAD(c08) is free and you are still eligible for it as long as the case is still pending at the EOIR and the clock is still runing. Don't ask the judge for any extention because the clock might stop and it is not that easy to re-start it.
 
assylum said:
The first EAD(c08) is free and you are still eligible for it as long as the case is still pending at the EOIR and the clock is still runing. Don't ask the judge for any extention because the clock might stop and it is not that easy to re-start it.
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Can u tell me what is this clock ur talking about and also its passed 150 days if tats what ur talking about so i should get my ead right? And well lets say i dnt ask for extension but the judge will still put my final hearing a bit long time from now right?
 
soyam.bhattarai said:
Can u tell me what is this clock ur talking about and also its passed 150 days if tats what ur talking about so i should get my ead right? And well lets say i dnt ask for extension but the judge will still put my final hearing a bit long time from now right?
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You do not get your EAD until your EAD clock indicates that 180 days have passed. They will accept your application if you send it in after 150 days but they will wait until your EAD clock shows that 180 days have passed in order to process your application. Your EAD clock will be stopped if you decide to ask for an extension for any reason. The clock is supposed to automatically start back up on your court date but it is not always the case. For the people who are faced with a "broken clock", it is not that simple to fix the problem. In any case, nobody can predict when your final hearing will be.
 
Well i didnt ask for extension and judge gave me till september and also told me tat i should get my ead by mid february now comes the wait but anyways thanks to asylum, playus, flyguy and bigjoe for givin me some useful knowledge
 
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