My wife and I both received our second EAD cards today (July 19th), from the NSC. They are of the new style with "new security features" and all wording to the INS removed. Like the previous ones they are only valid for one year. Where the finger prints should go, the cards say "fingerprints not available". Our fingerprints were taken May 7th, 2004 by a machine - so that would seem plenty of time, in this new security minded USCIS, to arrange for them appear on the cards.
So much for Director's Aguirre statement to congress on June 17th, 2004, as part of the backlog reduction plan.
"Card Issuance - By the end of the month we plan to publish an interim final rule to allow ourselves to issue Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for periods grater than 1 year. Over time this will enable us to eliminate the unnessary reptition of applications for renewed cards."
http://uscis.gov/graphics/aboutus/congress/testimonies/2004/Backlog_06_17_04.pdf
The fact that the top level management CIS cannot get their act together on either fingerprints or EAD validity periods, leads me to believe the whole backlog reduction plan is just white-wash to postpone discussion of the issue until after the election.
So much for Director's Aguirre statement to congress on June 17th, 2004, as part of the backlog reduction plan.
"Card Issuance - By the end of the month we plan to publish an interim final rule to allow ourselves to issue Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for periods grater than 1 year. Over time this will enable us to eliminate the unnessary reptition of applications for renewed cards."
http://uscis.gov/graphics/aboutus/congress/testimonies/2004/Backlog_06_17_04.pdf
The fact that the top level management CIS cannot get their act together on either fingerprints or EAD validity periods, leads me to believe the whole backlog reduction plan is just white-wash to postpone discussion of the issue until after the election.