iEAD obtained at San Jose today.
Valid 240 days, starting today.
Old EAD expired 7/9/03
WAC-03-151-52xxx original application of April 17, 2003 not yet approved.
Reached there 5.30AM ....some 70 people ahead.
Started letting people in at 7.00
Was in by 8.00
Out 12:30, with 45min aprox. major slowdown due to BCIS lunch breaks (they still kept 3 out of 6 counters running, but the EAD photo lady disappeared
)
IIO lady at counter wanted to see EAD receipt notice and I-485 receipt notice. Gave them photocopies, they kept both, and the original EAD.
Everybody polite throughout.
INTERESTING INFO: Guy before me went for iEAD knowing that his EAD application of April 15 or thereabouts was already approved yesterday. San Jose BCIS did not find out, and gave him a no-fee iEAD.