UPDATE - EAD's and Advance parole from USCIS - Feb 11th 2011
musicaa & MEL8725 I feel just the same....its feels like days are stretching beyond 12 hrs....
But finding this forum has helped me feel a little less jittery. With so much information and assistance available, I could not have asked for more!
Here is something interesting I found on one of the other threads. Since I am not allowed to post URL's yet, I have copied the entire article
Hope this helps.
If anyone wants to read it on the USCIS website, this one is under News/Updates.
USCIS to Issue Employment Authorization and Advance Parole Card for Adjustment of Status Applicants
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced that it is now issuing employment and travel authorization on a single card for certain applicants filing an Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Form I-485. This new card represents a significant improvement from the current practice of issuing paper Advance Parole documents.
The card looks similar to the current Employment Authorization Document (EAD) but will include text that reads, “Serves as I-512 Advance Parole.” A card with this text will serve as both an employment authorization and Advance Parole document. The new card is also more secure and more durable than the current paper Advance Parole document.
An applicant may receive this card when he or she files an Application for Employment Authorization, Form I-765, and an Application for Travel Document, Form I-131, concurrently with or after filing Form I-485. USCIS will continue to issue separate EAD and Advance Parole documents as warranted. Employers may accept the new card as a List A document when completing the Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9.
As with the current Advance Parole document, obtaining a combined Advance Parole and employment authorization card allows an applicant for adjustment of status to travel abroad and return to the U.S. without abandoning the pending adjustment application. Upon returning to the U.S., the individual who travels with the card must present the card to request parole through the port-of-entry. The decision to parole the individual is made at the port-of-entry. Individuals who have been unlawfully present in the U.S. and subsequently depart and seek re-entry through a grant of parole may be inadmissible and ineligible to adjust their status.
I was very happy to read this since I have filed all my forms concurrently....