EAD Renewal Question

[cheesehead]

My 2nd EAD Expires in the first week of March, 2003. I applied for 3rd EAD renewal a bit late in late Nov (about 60 days prior to current EAD expiration date).
I have received the receipt and notice date for the EAD from INS. I moved after I received my received the receipt and notice date for the EAD. I have mailed my address change form AR-11. I called my lawyer before I moved about how to inform INS Nebraska about the change of address. He told me to call IIO and talk to them personally and have them update the address manually. Before, calling them mail them a letter with a request to have them change them my address with copy of my EAD Receipt Notice.

Since I have mailed the AR-11, is it good enough for INS or should I have to called Nebraska to check with them so that they update my address.

I know it is hard to get hold of IIO over the phone, But I have to do it. In case If I failed to get the address updated before my EAD get approved and mailed out to my old address, will it be forwarded by the Post Office? All INS letteres have a red stamp of "Return Service Requested" does that mean PO don't have to forward to new address and send them back to INS? I have already informed the Post Office about the forwarding.

If I don't get the renewed EAD by Feb 2003, can I still work since I have the notice of action for EAD Renewal. I can work with my employer and can still work and don't take a pay check for those days and get salary adjusted once I have my EAD card in hand. Or Just keep keep working without paying any attention to my EAD since I have already applied for EAD. I have seen a lot of posting on this forum that it is OK to work since I have the EAD Receipt Notice in hand.

I know I get a temp EAD from local office only past 90 days of ND/RD of my EAD Receipt Notice. Well, I am not sure how 90 days is calculated from the RD or ND of the EAD Receipt Notice.

Has any one got interiem EAD from the local office who have ND/RD 90 days prior to EAD exipiration date.

Can someone post some advice on these.

 

[GCApplcnt]

You definetely need to discuss this with your laywer, but in the meantime here's my take on this( I'm not a lawyer, so not a legal advice )
1. Definenely call NSC and confirm address change for pending EAD. Better yet have your lawyer call - this is his repsonsibility after all.|
For that matter, isn't you I-485 pendng there? If so, my understanding is that address on that should be updated as well - both though a written notice and confirmed by a call to IIO. From what I have heard, as far as SCs are concerned, an address is assigned to an application, not an applicant, so ALL applications should be dealt with separately.
2. Government mail does not get forwarded by post office( well, actually sometimes it does, but that's only by mistake and is in fact a vialotaion ), so don't rely on this.
3. As far as your employment eligibility when your EAD expires - I don't think you're allowed to work. Your I-9 will expire with your EAD and I'm pretty sure a filed EAD application doesn't convey any work status. Definetely talk to you lawyer or/and payroll about this.
4. You're entitled to an interim EAD at the local INS office after 90 days. I think it's 90 days from RD( not 100% sure ). Be advised that this is not a 1 day afair anymore - especially with IBIS checks involved.

Overall, talk to you lawyer ASAP, and try to get your interim EAD as soon as you're eligible, but don't get overly paranoid.

Worst case scenario you will get a short gap in employemnt - highly unpleasant and undesirable, but that doesn't get you out of status. Illegal empoyment does.

There's also a chance that NSC will issue you and EAD before the previous one expires - they take 2 months on average...

Good luck

 

[goony]

EAD, AP renewals faster...

EAD renewals are expedited recently due to 485 processing dealys...8-10 weeks is what i hear for renewals.
i got my 2nd renewal in 9 weeks.

All the best!