EAD issue

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sen01

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EAD applied : Feb/18/2004.
Approved on : May/28/2004.


My EAD approved on May 28 2004. Case status says they ordered plastic cards once it is ready they are going to mail to me. Almost 16 days i have't received plastic card yet.

I have 2 questions.

1. My current EAD expires on July/20/2004. Can i wait till i get my plastic card to arrive?.

2. I did call up BCIS. Customer service woman said I should wait for month. Then only i can report a problem. Is this true?
 
AFAIK, You are in status if your EAD is approved and you can continue working. You do not need the physical EAD card to continue working.

Also, when my EAD was approved first time, I received my card in about a week. And, when my second EAD was approved, I recevied my card in about 5 days.
 
You need to have the actual card in your hands before expiration of your existing card in order to continue working. Approval notice is not an acceptable proof of employment authorization.
 
I am also on same boat, EAD approved but never received

I called the customer service and they told the same thing to wait for a month before calling again.

My attorney told, there should be no problem to continue work, because as per USCIS they have issued the card and that might have been lost some where.

I think you can wait for month and call the customer service, if nothing works out, you should apply for the replacement card.
 
sen_gc said:
I called the customer service and they told the same thing to wait for a month before calling again.

My attorney told, there should be no problem to continue work, because as per USCIS they have issued the card and that might have been lost some where.

I think you can wait for month and call the customer service, if nothing works out, you should apply for the replacement card.
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I am not sure why the attorney feels that way. The I-9 form records expiration dates of work authorization. When it expires, the HR is required to ask the employee to present a current valid work authorization. You can't tell them that it is issued and is on its way.
 
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