I would like to propose a petition to help USCIS reduce their backlog by trying to reduce or eliminate some of the duplicate work.
Currently the Approvals for FP and EAD are valid for 1 year. Based on the time its taking for USCIS to approve the I-140/I-485 cases, its most likely that almost all the petioners have to apply for the renewal of AP and EAD. This definitely increases the number of cases each service center has to handle.
For security purposes, I think renewing FP every year makes sense in a way. But if the yearly renewal could be done away with, it would be great.
If USCIS can issue an EAD and AP that is valid for 3 years instead of 1 year, they can save a lot of time and concentrate more on reducing the backlog.
This is just an idea. I'm not sure if this was discussed before. Its worth a try anyway.
Currently the Approvals for FP and EAD are valid for 1 year. Based on the time its taking for USCIS to approve the I-140/I-485 cases, its most likely that almost all the petioners have to apply for the renewal of AP and EAD. This definitely increases the number of cases each service center has to handle.
For security purposes, I think renewing FP every year makes sense in a way. But if the yearly renewal could be done away with, it would be great.
If USCIS can issue an EAD and AP that is valid for 3 years instead of 1 year, they can save a lot of time and concentrate more on reducing the backlog.
This is just an idea. I'm not sure if this was discussed before. Its worth a try anyway.