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I am sure everyone knows about the Phone trick with the EAD clock, but here are some other tips.
Here are some tips I used to check my asylum decision when I saw that my decision was mailed!
If your current status is "Decision is Mailed", here are a few ways to check if you were approved:
These methods only work if your status is "Decision was Mailed"
Another note: These methods can only tell you if you were approved, not if you were denied.
Method 1:
If you don't have a USCIS Account, sign up for one here https://my.uscis.gov/authenticate/saml/sign_up
After signing up or if you already have a USCIS account, sign in at https://my.uscis.gov/authenticate/saml/init
Go to My account > Add a paper-filed case (https://my.uscis.gov/account/onboarding/track/new)
Add in your receipt number and click Add case.
If it works: it should show you a page with "Your cases" and a case titled "I-765 Application for Employment Authorization". That means you got approved!
If it doesn't work: It doesn't necessarily mean you got denied, it just means that this method doesn't work for you.
How this method works: Add a paper-filed case doesn't work for asylum applications normally, but when you are approved for asylum, USCIS uses the same receipt number for your asylum application to process your asylee EAD card, and so the add a paper-filed case suddenly works using your asylum application receipt number!
Method 2:
This method only works if you entered the US with a visa via an airport and went through border control.
Go to https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/#/recent-search
Fill out the information based on the passport you entered the US with.
You should see a copy of your I-94. Click "Get this traveller's travel history".
If you see "No record found for traveler." That means you got approved!
If it shows your traveler history, it doesn't necessarily mean you got denied, it just means that this method doesn't work for you.
How this method works: Unsure, my theory is that CBP erases your traveler history for some asylees after they get approved. I don't know why they erase it though.
Here are some tips I used to check my asylum decision when I saw that my decision was mailed!
If your current status is "Decision is Mailed", here are a few ways to check if you were approved:
These methods only work if your status is "Decision was Mailed"
Another note: These methods can only tell you if you were approved, not if you were denied.
Method 1:
If you don't have a USCIS Account, sign up for one here https://my.uscis.gov/authenticate/saml/sign_up
After signing up or if you already have a USCIS account, sign in at https://my.uscis.gov/authenticate/saml/init
Go to My account > Add a paper-filed case (https://my.uscis.gov/account/onboarding/track/new)
Add in your receipt number and click Add case.
If it works: it should show you a page with "Your cases" and a case titled "I-765 Application for Employment Authorization". That means you got approved!
If it doesn't work: It doesn't necessarily mean you got denied, it just means that this method doesn't work for you.
How this method works: Add a paper-filed case doesn't work for asylum applications normally, but when you are approved for asylum, USCIS uses the same receipt number for your asylum application to process your asylee EAD card, and so the add a paper-filed case suddenly works using your asylum application receipt number!
Method 2:
This method only works if you entered the US with a visa via an airport and went through border control.
Go to https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/#/recent-search
Fill out the information based on the passport you entered the US with.
You should see a copy of your I-94. Click "Get this traveller's travel history".
If you see "No record found for traveler." That means you got approved!
If it shows your traveler history, it doesn't necessarily mean you got denied, it just means that this method doesn't work for you.
How this method works: Unsure, my theory is that CBP erases your traveler history for some asylees after they get approved. I don't know why they erase it though.
