EAD Approved but not received - 20 days - Help!

alexginga

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Dear all - please help!

Both of my wife's employers need verification of her employment eligibility (her original EAD expires on December 3rd).

She filed I-765 (EAD Renewal) based on her pending I-485 on Sep 19 and got approved on October 14, according to the USCIS Online Case Status report.

The problem is - it has been 20 days, but no EAD arrived in the mail. We started to panick.

When I speak to the people at 1-800-USELESS - they confirm approved status but can't do anything before 30 days after approval.

Once she broke through to an Immigration Information Officer and was told that she has to re-file the entire application all over again, then ask for an expedited request/special consideration...

Please advise!
:confused:
 
Have u/ur attorney got the approval letters?

Does online status shows EAD card has been mail? or they are just showing approval notice mailed?


once EAD card mail it Usually takes upto two weeks, but sometime delay happens,

Best thing, if EAD-card has been mail and u haven't received and 3-4 weeks gone then take immidiately infopass appointment of indetm-EAD and go to Local office and explian them most probably they would issue interm-EAD card in same day without any problem. you may also use ur approval letter to HR dept and continue work.

Good Luck
 
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EAD delays - thanks for your advise - please help!

The problem is - we filed it ourselves and we received No approval notice nor anything else in the mail. It is now November 4th - the approval took place on October 17th.

The Immigration people tell us according to them the card has been mailed. (It is actually only for green cards that the online status changes to card order completed/mailed - for EADs - there is just an approval notice, that's all).

Do you think we should make an InfoPass appointment? My intuition is they will kick us as football (since 90 days have not passed) and also it has actually been approved. They will probably say - go talk to "Vermont Service Center" - we don't have anything to do with it. Am I right?
 
Dear friend,

Question stiill exists WHAT IS YOUR ONLINE MSG? , PLZ CUT AND PASTE.



>> Do you think we should make an InfoPass appointment?

Absolutly ,, and make it now it takes 10-15 days. u may cancel anytime u like , just printout the infopass and keep it.



>> My intuition is they will kick us as football (since 90 days have not passed) and also it has actually been approved.

Friend, you assume a lot. :D Absolutly not they won't kick u out. give them ur online printout and explain them issue.




>> They will probably say - go talk to "Vermont Service Center" - we don't have anything to do with it. Am I right?

Friend, again..... if u pre assume everything ur self and specialy worst things. u may be hearing from them same what u are assuming :D

Always think good , and remember u thing good u will have good, if u think negative/pesimistic way your worst dearm will come true.

Be confident and make ur point to them they would listen and realize ur issue. plz do not pre-assume :D , go there with confidence and talk to them
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Good Luck
 
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alexginga said:
Dear all - please help!

Both of my wife's employers need verification of her employment eligibility (her original EAD expires on December 3rd).

She filed I-765 (EAD Renewal) based on her pending I-485 on Sep 19 and got approved on October 14, according to the USCIS Online Case Status report.

The problem is - it has been 20 days, but no EAD arrived in the mail. We started to panick.

When I speak to the people at 1-800-USELESS - they confirm approved status but can't do anything before 30 days after approval.

Once she broke through to an Immigration Information Officer and was told that she has to re-file the entire application all over again, then ask for an expedited request/special consideration...

Please advise!
:confused:
If you see the following message, then it only takes 2-4 days to receive EAD in the mail. Call and confirm, if not received. If it is returned to USCIS, the message is changed to "....... Undelivered ......"
I received mine exactly after three days of approval (message below)


Receipt Number: EACXXXXXXXXXX
Application Type: I765, APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION
Current Status:
This case has been approved. On October 12, 2005, an approval notice was mailed. If 14 days have passed and you have not received this notice, you may wish to verify or update your address. To update your address, please call the National Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283.
 
Still no change - Thank you PrinceOfJungle!

Trully appreciate your response and experience. Your positive attitude is noteworthy. In a society where people and institutions are supposed to help each other - we should get assistance from them. But remember - we are dealing with an organization that is not motivated by helping people, they just follow the rules. If the rule says - the applicant should apply with a Service Center - they should technically say that and tell us to come back after 90 days, if we still don't get the EAD.

We made an InfoPass appointment for Wednesday - November 16, as you suggested.

I trully hope the Information Officer will see her and help issue an interim EAD. I know technically this is not their business, but because we have a document from the employer requesting EAD, or else - this may actually work to our advantage.

Thank you so much again, and I will keep you posted.
 
Assur,

This is the problem - it should arrive within 3-5 days. BUT IT HAS NOT EVEN AFTER 23 DAYS.
 
alexginga said:
Assur,

This is the problem - it should arrive within 3-5 days. BUT IT HAS NOT EVEN AFTER 23 DAYS.

Hi Alexginga,
I have similar situation. I applied for my EAD renewal on July 29th and when i visited local uscis office on 31st Oct for iEAD they told me that my case was approved on 3rd October but i didn't see any chance on my online message at tht time. the imm officer from local office told me that he cannot issue iEAD because my case is approved and they will email Service center why they didn't mail my card. thn I came home and contacted my congressman to followup with Service center, after that on 2nd Nov my online message change to "after approving your application, we ordered you a new card. your card will be mailed to you as soon as it is ready." after that on 4th Nov message change again to "on Nov 4, 2005, an approval notice was mailed..if 14 days have passed and you .....blablabla...".

As of today, i am still waiting for my card. I know its only 2 working days since they mailed it.. but I am still worrying about it. did you seen above sequence on your online message changed??? if you did thn they probably mailed ur card but if u don't thn possiblity is they may not even order ur card..
thanks,
 
call service center after 30 days

we did not receive my wife's EAD in 2 weeks and called DHS twice and spoke to different customer service reps. They both said we have give it 30 days from the day of approval.

Thanks,
 
After the approval is posted there will be another message that says "card mailed". If you dont recieve your card in 2 weeks after it says "card mailed", you should be concerned. It is normal..so no need to worry.
 
I have the same issue.

I applied for EAD renewal online on 8/4/2005. It was approved on 10/31/2005 after RFE. Since no card was received I called VSC and got the info to file I-90 if I did not receive physical card for 30 days, which will be very close to my EAD expiry date. My current card expires on 12/8/05.

If some one can let me know if I should get a infopass appointment or is there any way to make USCIS reissue my card again.
 
Important - Ead Process Change - Biometrics Required!

Just as I anticipated - the District CIS office was unable to help. When my wife tried to go there to see an information officer after an appointment - they would not let her in and said the e-mail letter from the employer is not strong enogh AND 90 days have not passed (it has to be on the official org. letterhead and threaten to terminate job - only then they will consider issuing an intermin EAD on an emergency basis).

Even if they see you after 90 days - BECAUSE VSC HAD ALREADY APPROVED YOUR CASE - there is nothing they can do for you.

Strangely enough the following day I got through to the immigration information officer in VSC and (for the first time since a dozen calls).

What I learned is that the past-30 days process is called non-delivery referral. What the process does for you is simply notifies VSC that the card was not received. If there was no card returned (and as I later found out it was never even created or mailed out) - this process will not help you.

I was brainstorming and told her - is it because I didn't submit fingerprints for my EAD card and (!!!) behold - she tells me YES - SCHEDULE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT with the District office for fingerprinting - because there was no fingerprinting done (non-Efiled I-765) and ACCORDING TO THE NEW PROCESS - EVEN IF APPROVED THEY DON'T MAIL THE EAD WITHOUT BIOMETRICS DONE FIRST.

Of course - I knew there is no need to make an infopass appointment to the district office for this - BECAUSE DISTRICT OFFICE DOESN'T SCHEDULE BIOMETRIC APPOINTMENTS - IT IS APPLICATION SUPPORT CENTERS THAT DO BIOMETRICS AND THE ONLY WAY TO SCHEDULE IT IS VIA Customer Service TELEPHONE.

Anyway - I called the 800 number and scheduled a biometric appointment for November 26 in the morning. I gave them my EAC receipt number and mentioned Code 2 (this is important) if you are in the same situation and are trying to make a biometric appointment for your EAD (I-765) without the actual scheduling letter in your hands.

I have to give them credit - after I scheduled my appointment she asked me - are there any other petitions/applications pending requiring biometrics for me, because they can also be processed there at the same time. Finally they are using common sense, while in the past - you had to get two separate appointments, say one for I-485 and another for I-765). I live down the street from the ASC, but imagine for people from out-of-state - they sometimes have to travel overnight... For them doing ALL their biiometrics at once makes more sense.

My conclusion is - if what the information officer said is true - I strongly recommend that people E-FILE their I-765, so they make the biometric appointment right away, without which - the EAD card process will not complete (even if the application itself is approved).

Not even your Congressman will help you, friends. As usual they changed their process, without notifying anybody in the local office or on the internet that it is now a requirement for EAD applicants to pass Biometric process...

I will keep you posted about how it all goes.
 
I got the second email today after applying for EAD renewal via Fedex.

- Is there another email\case status to anticipate something like "card has been mailed.. or so", before I can expect to get the card? OR
(as mentioned by ZeusChicago)


- Does the second email imply that my card has been mailed?
(as mentioned by Assur)

Please clarify. Thanks in advance.


The messages I recd. are..

1. On November xx, 2005, after approving your application, we ordered you
a new card. Your card will be mailed to you as soon as it is ready.
If you have questions or concerns about your application or the case ...

After 3 days,
2. This case has been approved. On November yy, 2005, an approval notice
was mailed. If 14 days have passed and you have not received this
notice, you may wish to verify or update................


3. ???? (Is there a third one?)
 
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any inputs for my earlier question, please? its important for me to know when its being mailed out as I moved out very recently and need to check/follow up at my old address. I am waiting to get this and then give a change of address.

Thanks.
 
No other email in normal process.

It usually takes 5-7 days to receive the card. I did not get my EAD card for more than 17 days then message changed to

"the card or document we had mailed to the applicant was returned by the post office because they could not deliver it. To update your address, please call the National Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283."

Then I called and spoke to VSC officer and they said maybe I changed my address blah blah blah. I requested my card to be resent, next day the status changed to

"the document we made based on the approval or registration of this case was mailed directly to the person to whom issued."

I suppose before they sent to someone else. Atlast I received my EAD card y'day.

Hope this helps.
 
Thanks mgk. glad you got yours although it went back... else looking at this thread seems it could have been worse.
 
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