EHHH..SO NOW WHAT? >....AFTER RFE....

[Cali2009 0]

HI again,

I received an RFE back in September, sent the required documents to Lee's Summit,MO- they arrived there on Nov9.-receipt date via email.

So, my NOA1 for EAD was dated for August 4.- can anyone tell me how long it'll take until I get my work permit?

I am a former K1er and am wondering if they'll forward my case to CSC?

Also, what are the next steps?

Today they 'touched' my AOS file, but not the EAD file- that one hasn't been touched ever since 8/24/2006...

can someone please give me some kind of advice?

Thanks!

Carola

[happyimmigrant 0]

HI again,

I received an RFE back in September, sent the required documents to Lee's Summit,MO- they arrived there on Nov9.-receipt date via email.

So, my NOA1 for EAD was dated for August 4.- can anyone tell me how long it'll take until I get my work permit?

I am a former K1er and am wondering if they'll forward my case to CSC?

Also, what are the next steps?

Today they 'touched' my AOS file, but not the EAD file- that one hasn't been touched ever since 8/24/2006...

can someone please give me some kind of advice?

Thanks!

Carola

My EAD has never been touched, at all.

Nobody has any idea how long any of this takes. For some people it goes very quickly, other people wait for years. Why? Nobody knows, or at least they're not telling.

It's good karma that your AOS got touched, however!

[am1996 0]

HI again,

I received an RFE back in September, sent the required documents to Lee's Summit,MO- they arrived there on Nov9.-receipt date via email.

So, my NOA1 for EAD was dated for August 4.- can anyone tell me how long it'll take until I get my work permit?

Let me try to explain the way the process works. First, to give you some background, under 8 CFR 274a.13(d) USCIS has 90 days from the date of their receipt of the application to issue you an employment authorization (there are a few categories of immigrants to whom the 90 day rule does not apply). USCIS' failure to comply with the 90 day requirement results in the automatic grant of an employment authorization for a period not to exceed 240 days.

Now, in the event that your employment authorization application is missing required INITIAL evidence, under 8 CFR 102.2 ( B )(10) the 90-day countdown does not start until USCIS receives that evidence.

Now, if your application is missing anything OTHER than the required initial evidence or if USCIS requests ADDITIONAL evidence, then the countdown clock is simply suspended until USCIS receives such evidence.

To illustrate, if your employment authorization petition has been with USCIS for 20 days, then USCIS requests additional evidence of your eligibility, USCIS will have 70 days to finish processing the application after USCIS receives the evidence. Now, under the same scenario, if the required INITIAL evidence was missing, USCIS would have the full 90 days after you submit such initial evidence to finish processing your application.