EAD fees and time process adjustment of statu thru K1

[TKBRAVO 4]

HI ,

please tell me ,

As a US citizen who petition for his fiancee, and fiancee got married here in the US, while applying for adjustment of status, do I pay the fees for Employment autorization ? How long will it takes to receive the green card?

Thank you.

[KayDeeCee 4,896]

When you file the I765 and I-131 with a pending I-485 for AOS, then the fees for both those forms are waived.

http://www.uscis.gov/i-485

Please note that, if you file Form I-485 to adjust your status as a permanent resident on or after July 30, 2007, no additional fee is required to also file an application for employment authorization on Form I-765 and/or advance parole on Form I-131.

~ Moved from K-1 Process to AOS from Family Based Visas - topic is AOS, not K-1 ~

[Pitaya 2,577]

Jay-Kay is correct. AOS processing times are all over the board, from a couple of months to over a year, or more.... Hence, the general forum recommendation to apply for EAD/AP (I-765/I-131) concurrently with your AOS application (refer to the Guides for details). Should you need to travel or obtain work and still are waiting AOS (I-485) processing, you will be good-to-go. There are several forum threads where folks needed to go back and submit EAD/AP applications because the I-485 has not been adjudicated, and they needed to travel or obtain employment. EAD/AP processing is typically taking around 60-90 days.