RE: I-797 Approval Notice

Rohan Beri

New Member
Hello,

I just completed my graduation from a school in the United States and currently hold EAD card. Right now, my employer is in the process of initiating H1 for me. While going through the list of required documents, I see all the previous I-797 approval notices as a required document. With respect to that, I have subsequent questions:

1) I have lost my I-797 approval notice related to EAD card, which I received around two months back. Can someone please confirm whether I-797 would be a required H-1 document for someone who just got issued EAD after the F-1 visa expiration.
2) If the answer to the first question is yes, I would need suggestion on how the processing time for the duplicate notice could be expedited the most. While researching on internet, I see that the processing of form I-824 (for duplicate I-797) generally takes around five-six months and that is just not an option for me.

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Thanks,
Rohan
 
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