EAD card before fingerprints appointment

[DandT14 272]

I'd be afraid to do anything with it, if I were you.

My suggestion would be to call them and tell them what happened.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

It is possible to receive an EAD card without fingerprints, but it is very rare. I have seen this happen once or twice before where cases have been pending for months and months and the local office has not had any fingerprint appointments. How long have you been waiting for EAD?

Edited August 2, 2012 by Harpa Timsah

[zibrnp 2]

I have sent all the documents to USCIS mid June 2012 and received EAD today.

I got fingerprinting appointment 10-12 days after USCIS received documents from me.

I would not say that I was waiting long time.

[tcTTct 37]

My wife's fingerprints are almost invisible and were unable to be read at biometrics on 2 separate occasions. She was approved for EAD without any probles, and the card does not have a fingerprint.

At the AOS interview the IO just requested for a local police record letter in lieu of the fingerprints.

Edited August 2, 2012 by tcTTct

[zibrnp 2]

My wife's fingerprints are almost invisible and were unable to be read at biometrics on 2 separate occasions. She was approved for EAD without any probles, and the card does not have a fingerprint.

At the AOS interview the IO just requested for a local police record letter in lieu of the fingerprints.

Did you guys travel on this card abroad?

[tcTTct 37]

Did you guys travel on this card abroad?

Not yet, but it's a combo AP/EAD card so I don't foresee a problem.

[zibrnp 2]

Hello,

Small update it might help someone in the future.

I have spoken to three different attorneys about missing fingerprint on EAD.

They all told me that this is perfectly ok and it happens.

On USCIS web page I have founded:

Q.  Are employment authorization documents stating “Fingerprint not available” acceptable for Form I-9?  

A.  Yes, these are still acceptable documents for Form I-9.  “Fingerprint not available” means either that the card was issued before fingerprinting or the press print may have been waived.

I-9 form - Employment Eligibility Verification

So I guess it is ok.

Thanks, Tom

[JimTory 0]

Hi people. I just read that the AOS is taking 9 months to complete, can I get some feedback from those who have recently been granted to see if this is accurate. It sounds like a crazy amount of time before I could even start applying for work.

Thanks

[DandT14 272]

Hi people. I just read that the AOS is taking 9 months to complete, can I get some feedback from those who have recently been granted to see if this is accurate. It sounds like a crazy amount of time before I could even start applying for work.

Thanks

I think it's accurate if you're adjusting from K-1. But you might want to check the other forum:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/7-adjustment-of-status-green-card-from-family-based-visas/

That's where other K-1's are.

[JimTory 0]

I think it's accurate if you're adjusting from K-1. But you might want to check the other forum:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/7-adjustment-of-status-green-card-from-family-based-visas/

That's where other K-1's are.

Thanks. Didn't mean to put that on this thread, thought I was starting a new one...D'oh!

[asdfg 18]

Is it normal that my employment authorization card was sent to me before USCIS took my fingerprints?

I have I-140 and I-485 pending at this time.

Thanks

I have heard of people who had EAD issued without FP.

I don't know if it's normal or not but occasionally it happens.

[tcTTct 37]

I filed early May and got conditional approval this week. Less than 3 months. My wife's fingerprints are very thin so she could not be fingerprinted at biometrics twice, so the IO who interviewed us asked us to get a local police record check letter and will approve the green card as soon as she receives the police letter, which we mailed in the same day.

[akihon 129]

hardly a likely possibility but would biometrics taken at Border Control apply to this?

[MSSC 1]

Is it normal that my employment authorization card was sent to me before USCIS took my fingerprints?

I have I-140 and I-485 pending at this time.

Thanks

Sometimes EAD is issued before being fingerprinted.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

hardly a likely possibility but would biometrics taken at Border Control apply to this?

No.