I reached there around 4:30am. People were already lined up. First you have to get the form from one line and then wait in another line. Around 6:30am they asked people who are there for EAD to form another shorter line. I got the token and my no. was called around 8:30am. The required documents are :
1. I-485 receipt
2. I-765 receipt
3.information about any previous I-765, like receipt date
4. previous EAD Plastic card
5.California driver license and Passport for identification.
I went to the Miami office today to apply for a temporary work authorization card. This office no longer accepts walk ins as of two days ago. People can either make an appointment with the office on the web from home, or on site. The waiting time is approximately two weeks for an appointment. This is for any type of immmigration case.
"96 days after submitting the EAD application, Tampa refused to issue an interim EAD. Evidentially an appointment card had been mailed that same day.The appointment was set for 10 days later. Including 2 months wasted trying to get the initial appointment to submit the EAD application, it took 5.5 months to get this EAD renewal. The real tragedy was the loss a job and residual loss of income which lasted months. We will start this process again 6 months before this EAD expires. Hmm...that's pretty soon".
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USCIS has issued a policy memorandum (PDF, 277.32 KB) directing the phased expansion of in-person interviews for petitioners filing Form I-730, Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition.
USCIS recently updated the following USCIS form(s):
Published by : Times of India - Date: December 02, 2020
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Published by : The Economic Times - Date: December 03, 2020
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Discussion Topics, Dec 3, 2020
FAQs:
H-1 Visa and Spouses H-4 EAD Expires at the Same Time - What are the extension options?
1) How long does I-485 EAD approval take?
2) Once spouse gets I-485 EAD , Is it ok if she starts working on I-485 EAD ? Does that impact my H1B status ?
3) On January 2021 my company is ready to file my H1 extension and her H4 and H4 EAD , is that ok to apply if our I-485 is pending ? What will happen to her I-765 (C) (9) since we are applying H4 EAD too.
4) If she get H4 EAD approval then she will have two EADs , Which one to use and how ? Is it ok to have two EADS ?
5) My wife's company is also ready to apply her H1B (as she was already on H1B till 2016 and she was only on H1B for 2.5 year), If her company applies her H1B , do we have to worry about anything related to Pending I-485 application?
Other Topics :
Trump's Immigration Order on Green Card Application for Parents || Furlough and Applying for Unemployment Benefits || Will a Misdemeanor Conduct Obstruct the Application for a Tourist Visa for my Brother? || US Green Card Holder to be Married to a Canadian PR - Repercussions || EB-2 Green Card Backlog and Family Based Green Card Spillover Due to the Immigration Executive Order || Transfer of H-1B to a New Employer and Keep the Green Card Going || Implications of H-1B Visa Salary Reduction when Changing Jobs in the Future || Occupation Column of Form G-325A Regarding I-485 || EB-2 to EB-3 Downgrading and 180 Day Requirement || H-1B Extension and Impact on Green card Processing when Dates are current || I-485 interviews in the Year 2021, Expedite of a Pending L-1 based AO and Mandamus Petition
Published by: The Economic Times - Date: December 11, 2020
Synopsis
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced updated guidance (PDF, 319.68 KB) expanding the discretionary criteria USCIS officers use to determine whether to interview applicants filing Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, based on refugee or asylee status.
| Processing Queue | Priority Date |
|---|---|
| Analyst Review | June 2020 |
| Audit Review | January 2020 |
| Reconsideration Request to the CO | August 2020 |
In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is extending the flexibilities it announced on March 30, 2020, to assist applicants, petitioners, and requestors who are responding to certain:
Published by: The Economic Times - Date: December 23, 2020
Synopsis
Government agencies all over the world are guilty of exalting bureaucracy over common sense to some extent. But, nowhere is this more evident than in the too frequently encountered bizarre interpretation of its laws by the US Immigration and Naturalization Service (USCIS).
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Number 49
Volume X
Washington, D.C
A. STATUTORY NUMBERS
This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during January for: “Final Action Dates” and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center.
| Processing Queue | Priority Date |
|---|---|
| Analyst Review | November 2023 |
| Audit Review | N/A |
| Reconsideration Request to the CO | February 2025 |
Published by: The Financial Express - April 06, 2025
https://shorturl.at/dkbWQ
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Rajiv S Khanna, an Arlington-based immigration attorney disclosed that F-1 and H-1B visa holders often turned to the recently shot down office “when they hit bureaucratic roadblocks within US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that threatened their legal status and livelihoods.”
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Published by: India.Com - April 07, 2025
https://shorturl.at/xWXrg
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Published by: The Economic Times - April 07, 2025
https://shorturl.at/2MLOp
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Published by: The Economic Times - Date: April 05, 2025
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Published by: NewsBytes - April 05, 2025
https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/world/trump-administration-disbands-c…
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