EAD ?'s....

[ladybug2010 0]

Preparing to file AOS from a TN status for my Canadian soon to be husband - husband is currently in the US and working (authorization from TN).

I have read some concerns about biometric processing times in Dallas and that they are getting backlogged. Dallas will be where we go for biometrics.

Questions:

1. Are biometrics required before the EAD is issued?

2. If biometrics are taking longer (recent posts stating biometrics letters arriving almost 100 days after sending package off), then does that automatically delay the EAD?

3. Is the "within 90 days" we hear about with regards to processing times for EAD a "rule" or just a USCIS goal?

4. Is it possible (and not just possible, but is it likely) to be able to get an EAD expedited if it looks like it is going to go over the 90 days processing?

Thanks to anyone who takes the time to respond!!

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

I have seen EADs approved without biometrics when the biometrics is extremely delayed (not sure how that happens).

If he is on TN, I believe he can continue to work based on his TN status until the AOS is approved.

Good luck.