e-file
Like I told my friends, don't ever use E-filing at least at current situation. We all know INS is a big mess, even we do the the old-fashioned way, they still make mistakes, E-filing? Big time! Just look at the procedures that doing e-filing needs, it's doomed to be inefficient! ie you first file application on line then mail your photo, these are at least two separate items that INS needs to collect separately (these dumb ass, why not let us send our photos via image files?). I filed my EAD renewal on 12/16/2003, and I got it in 1/22/2004. i don't have any problem.
I have never used e-filing to do anything with the government, just like I don't e-file my tax return that the only beneficiry is the government and to you? -- you just increased your chance to be audited. Although I have nothing to hide, I guess nobody like to be singled out. Here is my thinking, to INS, e-filing is just a stunt they put to please congress, nothing more nothing less! INS don't have the intention to update their technology. Just look at this fact, to this date, INS still can't let their database from different sites to talk to each other, that's why they still send letters to our old address though we updated our new address via several different venues, how hard can that be?