07/28/2006: USCIS Announced New EAD Application Procedure
According to the USCIS announcement which has just been relased, the EAD applications will be handled in the following manner:
Ocotber 1, 2006: Local district offices will completely cease to accept EAD applications and produce any EAD cards.
September 1, 2006 - September 30, 2006: The local district offices may continuously accept the EAD applications per their current practice and according to the jurisdiction but all the received EAD applications will be forwarded to one of the relevant Service Centers or Chicago Log Box but will not process and produce EAD cards. It means that during this transitional period, the local district offices will not reject EAD applications, but rather forward such applications to the Service Centers.
Now - August 30, 2006: Local district offices will have discretion to accept, process, and produce EAD cards continuously. It leaves upto the local district practice during this period.
Interim EAD Cards: Local district offices will continuously accept and process EAD cards, but the cards will be produced only by the central facility and not local district offices. Accordingly, Interim card application must be filed 100 days prior to expiration of current cards.
According to the USCIS announcement which has just been relased, the EAD applications will be handled in the following manner:
Ocotber 1, 2006: Local district offices will completely cease to accept EAD applications and produce any EAD cards.
September 1, 2006 - September 30, 2006: The local district offices may continuously accept the EAD applications per their current practice and according to the jurisdiction but all the received EAD applications will be forwarded to one of the relevant Service Centers or Chicago Log Box but will not process and produce EAD cards. It means that during this transitional period, the local district offices will not reject EAD applications, but rather forward such applications to the Service Centers.
Now - August 30, 2006: Local district offices will have discretion to accept, process, and produce EAD cards continuously. It leaves upto the local district practice during this period.
Interim EAD Cards: Local district offices will continuously accept and process EAD cards, but the cards will be produced only by the central facility and not local district offices. Accordingly, Interim card application must be filed 100 days prior to expiration of current cards.