Folks,
My wife and I got interim EAD at San Jose USCIS today, on the basis of > 90 days old 2nd EAD applications filed at VSC. Just wanted to share the experience.
Got to USCIS center at 4.30 am, stood in bitter cold for 2.30 hrs (I guess it is bearable compared to East Coast cold). I was 10th in line despite getting there at 4.30!! Got in at 7.15 after screening of bags, shoes etc (just like airport!), then took ticket. Officer cleared our cases for 240 days interim EAD. Got photgraphed, fingerprinted, and got new EAD card by 9.30 am. They kept the old EAD card and said that they do not give it back to us.
USCIS is so random that though we had back-to-back ticket numbers, my number was called out full 45 minutes after my wife (well after she had got the card). The procession of numbers was completely random, no wonder I-485 processing is also random (Nov 2001 - Oct 2002 cases recieving approval currently). Looks like their organizational culture does not teach them about queue concept or FIFO!
My wife and I got interim EAD at San Jose USCIS today, on the basis of > 90 days old 2nd EAD applications filed at VSC. Just wanted to share the experience.
Got to USCIS center at 4.30 am, stood in bitter cold for 2.30 hrs (I guess it is bearable compared to East Coast cold). I was 10th in line despite getting there at 4.30!! Got in at 7.15 after screening of bags, shoes etc (just like airport!), then took ticket. Officer cleared our cases for 240 days interim EAD. Got photgraphed, fingerprinted, and got new EAD card by 9.30 am. They kept the old EAD card and said that they do not give it back to us.
USCIS is so random that though we had back-to-back ticket numbers, my number was called out full 45 minutes after my wife (well after she had got the card). The procession of numbers was completely random, no wonder I-485 processing is also random (Nov 2001 - Oct 2002 cases recieving approval currently). Looks like their organizational culture does not teach them about queue concept or FIFO!