How soon can we apply for EAD AP renewals.

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Sri_know

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hello All,
Can any one tell me how soon we can apply for EAD and AP renewals...My EAD and AP will expire in Feb 1st week and I have doubts of getting my long GC by then..
thanks a lot in advance.,
Sri
 
I think it's 6 months. Mine has been pending for 70 days now. So, the sooner the better.
 
You can apply before 6 months it expires, but if they approve in 2 months you will lose 4 month on old EAD so strictly you will pay fee for every 8months. Ideal time to apply is 4 months before Expiry. If you do not receive in 90 days, 91st day you can take infopass to request Interim EAD. That will take around 2 weeks.

Sincere advice after not being approved even after 95 days is don't wait and apply bewteen 100 and 90 days. Apply around 120 days before.
 
knowDOL said:
You can apply before 6 months it expires, but if they approve in 2 months you will lose 4 month on old EAD so strictly you will pay fee for every 8months. Ideal time to apply is 4 months before Expiry. If you do not receive in 90 days, 91st day you can take infopass to request Interim EAD. That will take around 2 weeks.

Sincere advice after not being approved even after 95 days is don't wait and apply bewteen 100 and 90 days. Apply around 120 days before.
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That is great to know.

By the way, how much is the fee for AP & EAD renewal? Do you ask an attorney for the renewal, or can you do the renewal by yourself? I heard something like online renewal service for AP & EAD....... thx much
 
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knowDOL said:
You can apply before 6 months it expires, but if they approve in 2 months you will lose 4 month on old EAD so strictly you will pay fee for every 8months. Ideal time to apply is 4 months before Expiry. If you do not receive in 90 days, 91st day you can take infopass to request Interim EAD. That will take around 2 weeks.

Sincere advice after not being approved even after 95 days is don't wait and apply bewteen 100 and 90 days. Apply around 120 days before.
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No, this seems to have changed. Now TSC issues EAD and AP with the validity date starting at the expiration date of your previous EAD / AP regardless on when they were apporved (at least in my case back in 05/2007, others have reported the same), so there is no negative impact on applying earlier. However, they will return your application if filed before 6 months.
 
I wouldn't use attorny unless my company is paying for my EAD and AP. It is simple. Fee and instructions are listed in the form I-765 on uscis.gov website. I just read in another thread about paper filing as the fastest way to get approval. We used e-file and still waiting after 95 days. So....
http://www.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?t=267289.
I think you should follow seniors who have renewed five times or more than try urself like the way we did.

gc_wait_485 said:
That is great to know.

By the way, how much is the fee for AP & EAD renewal? Do you ask an attorney for the renewal, or can you do the renewal by yourself? I heard something like online renewal service for AP & EAD....... thx much
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