Does this make sense ?

[GreenPatta]

When INS knows that a typical I-485 application takes 12-18** months to get approved why do EAD's expire after 12 months ?

If EAD's were to expire in say 2 years, most of us would not get into the Hamlet kinda situation "To do (renew EAD) or not to do (wait longer and hope it gets approved"

** In Austin Powers style "Yeah baby, it could take 12 plus months". I know thats not shaggadelic

 

[patienceGC]

would make sense

If they wanted to make sure that the alien still had a job after tw years...

more importantly the renewal fee makes a lot of sense

 

[rav8tor]

They like to make their life harder...

The INS likes backlogs; maybe it's because of the extra application money. When their job is threatened, they make the "projects" last a little longer.

They don't even know how to get rid of backlogs; instead of solving the current situation by working a little harder, they actually make it worse day by day and increase their workload via AP's and EAD's.

They still have no set of clear rules on AC-21. No matter how much lawmakers push them to change, they are ultimately responsible for clogging the system. Imagine what would happen if your credit card company would take one month to process your payment: they'd be swamped with complaints... I'd expect this in a lesser country.

And, since I am here, let's dicuss why the U.S. needs 5 years to give you citizenship. Canada allows you to become a citizen after just 3. This 5-year rule might have been good for people who just arrived to America, like the immigration from the 1st half of the 20th century, but what about us? Shouldn't we get at least some credit for the years we've spent here-like 1/2 of the time (Canada does it !)? If you try to work in a defense-related job, it has become hard to get it nowadays, even with GC.