EAD card

[ei9520 0]

Hi all,

I'm currently on F-1 visa, will graduate this December, I applied for OPT and Nepraska center relieved my application on October 22, I have an offer letter and my employer wants me to start in 1/1/13, I'm so worried that I will not recieve my card before this date! Do you have any idea how long does it take Nepraska center to process the post completion opt applications? I didn't receive any update on my status till now, and I'm reading that they require the applicant to do fingerprints but not sure about that. Can any one advice me?

Thanks

[vroni 1]

Hi all,

I'm currently on F-1 visa, will graduate this December, I applied for OPT and Nepraska center relieved my application on October 22, I have an offer letter and my employer wants me to start in 1/1/13, I'm so worried that I will not recieve my card before this date! Do you have any idea how long does it take Nepraska center to process the post completion opt applications? I didn't receive any update on my status till now, and I'm reading that they require the applicant to do fingerprints but not sure about that. Can any one advice me?

Thanks

I applied for OPT on October 4th (they received it October 15) and received the EAD card a few days ago. But I used the Texas service center. I think fingerprints are only for those who get an EAD card because of marriage to an USC. AT least I did not have to submit fingerprints, but maybe there are different rules depending on your country of origin. What starting date did you request? By the way, isn't 1/1/13 a holiday??!! Hope you get your card in time. If Nebraska is as fast as Texas it may come next week. btw, is also did not receive any updates in between, I don't think they do that, you just apply and wait until you get it.

Edited November 18, 2012 by vroni

[jaycali 415]

Fingerprinting is not required for OPT applicants, those are only for K-1 EAD applicants.

The EAD card usually takes around 90 days from application until you have it in the mail. I applied for OPT 3 years ago and had it in 62 days through the California Service Center. I would imagine Nebraska having a similar time frame.

Starting January 1st is not a guarantee at all. You might have the card by then, you might not. You should have it by the end of January though.

Edited November 19, 2012 by Jay Jay