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Anybody got EAD valid for 2 years ?
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WaitinginQ
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Some members in the forum have received 2 year EAD card, but not everyone. There had been talk earlier that this may become normal, but we are yet to see a trend in that direction.
Please update once you get the cards.
Please update once you get the cards.
SydneyRacquelle
Registered Users (C)
one year EAD.
It is still in the proposed rule stage.
Here is the news from http://www.immigration-law.com
"On March 4, 2004, the USCIS sent the proposed rule to remove mandatory validity period for I-485 waiters for OMB review. The proposal states that this revised rule will enable it to issue Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for those applying for work authorization under 8 CFR 274a.12(c)(9) (I-485 filer category) for a validity period of up to two years. This category is reserved for those applying for adjustment of status, having filed Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, with the Department. The rule change would give DHS the flexibility to issue EADs for the length of time it anticipates that adjudication of a given case will take. As we reported earlier, the USCIS was pushing this policy for some time. Initially, it planned to publish in December 2003 with the comment period ending in April 2004. It is now a matter of time that the USCIS will issue to I-485 waiters not one-year validity EAD but longer than one-year validity EAD. Somewhat a good news for the immigrant community."
It does not say that they will issue EAD for 2 years, but only for the period of time they anticipate it will take them to adjudicate the I-485.
It would be a very welcome change though - it will free up USCIS resources and make the life of the applicants a little bit easier.
Also before they implement this they will need to get some other source of the lost EAD revenue (EADs are very large percentage of the overall USCIS work).
Here is the news from http://www.immigration-law.com
"On March 4, 2004, the USCIS sent the proposed rule to remove mandatory validity period for I-485 waiters for OMB review. The proposal states that this revised rule will enable it to issue Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for those applying for work authorization under 8 CFR 274a.12(c)(9) (I-485 filer category) for a validity period of up to two years. This category is reserved for those applying for adjustment of status, having filed Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, with the Department. The rule change would give DHS the flexibility to issue EADs for the length of time it anticipates that adjudication of a given case will take. As we reported earlier, the USCIS was pushing this policy for some time. Initially, it planned to publish in December 2003 with the comment period ending in April 2004. It is now a matter of time that the USCIS will issue to I-485 waiters not one-year validity EAD but longer than one-year validity EAD. Somewhat a good news for the immigrant community."
It does not say that they will issue EAD for 2 years, but only for the period of time they anticipate it will take them to adjudicate the I-485.
It would be a very welcome change though - it will free up USCIS resources and make the life of the applicants a little bit easier.
Also before they implement this they will need to get some other source of the lost EAD revenue (EADs are very large percentage of the overall USCIS work).