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Hi,



I want to share my interim EAD experience. I went to the local office on July 6 in Arlington,VA.



Well, I arrived at INS @ 7:15AM. There were like 250 to 300 people before me. By the time I got my EAD card it was 4:30PM. There is only one person that was helping issues related to work permits. Part of the reason for the delay was they closed early on july 2.



Anyways, be prepared to take day off (for those who are already occupied during the day) when you plan to go for your interim EAD.

Had our EADs done in a day too.My wife had a job offer confirmed but did not have an EAD on the day she received her offer letter.Since we had passed the wait period to qualify for an interim EAD we went on a expedition to the BCIS office at 5am and were among the 20's in the line.Got it done in less than a hour and drove to the nearby office for Photo.Had to wait for the office to open the counters and were one among the first few to get it done.Everything was done by 10.30am and my wife got her job too

Background: Wife's H1 expires in a couple of weeks. Needed EAD card. Had filed I-765 on sept 07 2005. Five months and no EAD card yet. Checked with INS 800 number. Found the card was at Missouri ( Lee's Summit ) service center. Since time was running out on the H1 B. Took an appointment at Detroit Office. For interim EAD. Here is a sequence of events for some one else who might need an interim EAD in Detroit MI.

They say about 30 days, but my wife got the letter in 2 weeks. Once she has this letter, it was pretty easy for her to get that interim EAD. They generally dont listen to you...unless you follow their procedures.

1. Got in line at 4:15AM. 8 people in front of me.

2. At 7:30AM, they started taking folks with appointments.

3. At 8:00AM, they started taking walk-ins.

4. After security check, sent to the 3rd floor.

5. Told that computers for the ticket system are down, only I90 applicants can be processed.

6. Started giving out numbers manually. Mine was E0002. I176 receipt was taken.

7. Was sent to the EAD section across the big room.

8. Asked to fill I765 application. I brought one from home.

was there early in the morning 6am, entered line in orchard st taken inside at 8.00am, to 2nd floor office



- iEAD applications must have a duplicate application prepared with documents. they check before you get in



- make sure you have an address in NJ, they ask proof of residence in NJ to issue your documents, bring DL, utility bill etc to prove that.



- got the card the same day for 8 months,



- they lost our documents, then found them in the 3'rd office where your pictures will be taken

I applied for an EAD in April 2004 along with an I-485 etc. The EAD was applied for through e-file.



I heard nothing for 90 days, then made an appointment with Tampa USCIS.



I arrived and was told that as I e-filed the EAD application before I received my I-485 notice of action (but after I sent the I-485 pack) that my EAD COULD be denied. I was told that they couldn't issue an interim EAD and that I'd need to apply again. She then laughed at me and I was asked to leave for no reason.