How Long For EAD/AP card After K-1 Marriage?

[Sharkano 13]

Hello all, and thanks in advance. Assume my fiancé and I marry here in the U.S. tomorrow on her k-1 Visa (I wish; just a hypothetical). About how long would it take to get her EAD/AP card so we can go to her home country and visit her family and still get her back into the U.S.?

[belinda63 3,038]

Provided you have all the paperwork ready to go and can obtain a certified copy of the marriage certificate, 90 days after mailing is the usual time.

[Sharkano 13]

Thanks much, Belinda!

[Lisa Anderson 0]

Hello all, and thanks in advance. Assume my fiancé and I marry here in the U.S. tomorrow on her k-1 Visa (I wish; just a hypothetical). About how long would it take to get her EAD/AP card so we can go to her home country and visit her family and still get her back into the U.S.?

Is your fiancée here on the K-1? Then you must marry her in within 90 days of her entry. Your fiancée is eligible to file for the EAD as soon as she enters the U.S. She can only file for the AP simultaneously with the AOS.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Is your fiancée here on the K-1? Then you must marry her in within 90 days of her entry. Your fiancée is eligible to file for the EAD as soon as she enters the U.S. She can only file for the AP simultaneously with the AOS.

While technically true, the EAD you refer to would 1) cost nearly $400, 2) expire with the I-94 (90 days after entry) and 3) take about 90 days to process. That means you would pay money for an EAD you could use for a few days at best. Possible, but foolish.