Can I expedite EAD???

[Dutchster 1,107]

I agree with f f.

Worth a try though.

[MyMistaLovaLova 24]

5 minutes ago, Scienceteacher15 said:

We put in for an expedite on 4/3/17 due to financial hardships. When my husband first got here money was not a problem. Then we had a baby and baby had an emergency surgery at 2 months and I was diagnosed with multiple medical issues. Then I got hit with astronomical medical fees for both me and baby on top of husbands dental work. My deductible is $3000 per person with an out of pocket of $5500 per person. Even with a health spending account which I contributed the max our bills have been over $10,000. I lost $5500 in pay while out on maternity leave and had to pay benefits out of pocket back to employer. Savings slowly disappeared to cover everything and then catch up. We got paperwork requesting proof on 4/8/17. I faxed letter and bills over on 4/10/17 as proof. Today I got text saying card was being produced so USCIS moved pretty quickly and was understanding. 

Wow!  I am glad everything worked out. Congratulations on becoming a mommy!   I also had to pay for him to remove 3 of his wisdom tooth the second week of him arriving.  He was having these bad headaches so we when we went to the doctors, it was his wisdom teeths. Unfortunately, he does not have insurance and the one for my job is too expensive so I did not want to add him.  I also had to incur those cost and then after I had to pay for antibiotics since one of his wounds became infected.  He then dislocated his shoulder lifting weights at the gym... smh.  I must concur, I should of saved more, my husband also told me this...  but I had no idea these things will come so unexpectectly.  I am now desperate for him to start working

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

1 minute ago, MyMistaLovaLova said:

Wow!  I am glad everything worked out. Congratulations on becoming a mommy!   I also had to pay for him to remove 3 of his wisdom tooth the second week of him arriving.  He was having these bad headaches so we when we went to the doctors, it was his wisdom teeths. Unfortunately, he does not have insurance and the one for my job is too expensive so I did not want to add him.  I also had to incur those cost and then after I had to pay for antibiotics since one of his wounds became infected.  He then dislocated his shoulder lifting weights at the gym... smh.  I must concur, I should of saved more, my husband also told me this...  but I had no idea these things will come so unexpectectly.  I am now desperate for him to start working

Stuff happens and everyone will go through some financial hardship sooner or later no matter how prepared you try to be.
I am glad the post of the successful expedite gives hope that USCIS understands that.

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

21 minutes ago, Scienceteacher15 said:

We put in for an expedite on 4/3/17 due to financial hardships. When my husband first got here money was not a problem. Then we had a baby and baby had an emergency surgery at 2 months and I was diagnosed with multiple medical issues. Then I got hit with astronomical medical fees for both me and baby on top of husbands dental work. My deductible is $3000 per person with an out of pocket of $5500 per person. Even with a health spending account which I contributed the max our bills have been over $10,000. I lost $5500 in pay while out on maternity leave and had to pay benefits out of pocket back to employer. Savings slowly disappeared to cover everything and then catch up. We got paperwork requesting proof on 4/8/17. I faxed letter and bills over on 4/10/17 as proof. Today I got text saying card was being produced so USCIS moved pretty quickly and was understanding. 

 

Awesome, thanks for confirming an expedite success based on financial hardship. It worked for us also as I said.

[Scienceteacher15 48]

18 minutes ago, MyMistaLovaLova said:

Wow!  I am glad everything worked out. Congratulations on becoming a mommy!   I also had to pay for him to remove 3 of his wisdom tooth the second week of him arriving.  He was having these bad headaches so we when we went to the doctors, it was his wisdom teeths. Unfortunately, he does not have insurance and the one for my job is too expensive so I did not want to add him.  I also had to incur those cost and then after I had to pay for antibiotics since one of his wounds became infected.  He then dislocated his shoulder lifting weights at the gym... smh.  I must concur, I should of saved more, my husband also told me this...  but I had no idea these things will come so unexpectectly.  I am now desperate for him to start working

Thanks! Yes, I thought I saved enough but life happens to us all with the unexpected. Type out a 1 pg detailed letter with all the info about the unexpected expenses and you can attach the bills as proof which is what I did. I had insurance for my husband and baby which added to my pay deductions but still I wasn't expecting half the expenses that arose. I am also ready for my husband to work because any more unexpected expenses will wipe us out! Good luck. 

[inloveVEN 46]

Sorry to say that, but Uber is not an option while waiting for your EAD. when you are not authorized it means that, you should be careful because your petition can be denied. with any evidence of working without authorization but you can apply for an expedited process. see this Uscis link, Financial loss allows you to that petition

 

uscis expedited

[pulloa 23]

Just to add based on my very recent experience: an infopass appointment will not be useful specifically to submit an expedite request. As told by my local office they no longer forward or process these requests. Therefore, the easiest way to do it is to call the customer service center and/or requesting assistance from the congressman.

[venom123 32]

On 13/04/2017 at 2:23 PM, MyMistaLovaLova said:

The agent did not ask, he said he will put in the request as financial hardship after I explained to him my issue.  I also then send my congressman my bank statement and showing my 3 credit cards maxed out along with my last 3 pay stubs from both my jobs.  

3 month old thread bump, lol

 

Anyway, that's great, was your EAD card expedited?

 

How did you speak to the agent? Did you ask for a tier 2 immigration officer?

 

Thanks

Edited July 24, 2017 by venom123

[Hxn 1]

Good evening

 

My wife is almost 4-months pregnant and I am waiting for my EAD, can I expedite on this basis. She will be on resting after 1 or 2 months and I need to get EAD so that I can work full time. it's also being 82 days since I have applied for EAD on i485 basis. 7th of June I have done my biometrics 

[f f 725]

12 minutes ago, Hxn said:

Good evening

 

My wife is almost 4-months pregnant and I am waiting for my EAD, can I expedite on this basis. She will be on resting after 1 or 2 months and I need to get EAD so that I can work full time. it's also being 82 days since I have applied for EAD on i485 basis. 7th of June I have done my biometrics 

nope.

 

if you had a job offer in hand most likely but not because your wife will have a child in over 5 months. find a job then ask for expedite.

[Hxn 1]

I don't know much about jobs in America I was working in Dubai. Here company will give you offer letter knowing that you don't have your WP with you? 

[f f 725]

they will give you an offer without the ead you will need it when you go to hr to fill out the paperwork on your first day.

[Hxn 1]

today my 90 days completed still no update on my EAD just once about my biometric on 7th  of june.

should i call or still wait for a week 

[Arb123 40]

On 4/13/2017 at 2:23 PM, MyMistaLovaLova said:

The agent did not ask, he said he will put in the request as financial hardship after I explained to him my issue.  I also then send my congressman my bank statement and showing my 3 credit cards maxed out along with my last 3 pay stubs from both my jobs.  

Hi i hope you are still in this forum. I wanted to ask if you had a job offer in hand when you applied for expedite ead? 

 

I do not have a job offer in hand and was thinking to go for financial hardship. You know my husband works and has been able to afford us so far but we are running out of money seriously. We have a car to pay, on top of other bils, and also i have my school loans which take more than half of his paycheck so its been hard to afford living on one paycheck. Based on your experience can i expedite based on these ? What proof did you submit to uscis?

 

Thanks

[geowrian 22,338]

The actual criteria (https://www.uscis.gov/forms/expedite-criteria) is "Severe financial loss to company or person" (not hardship). While you are free to try for an expedite given those conditions, I don't see where the severe financial loss is. Those are just expenses you incur as part of living together whether you decide to work or not, or are offered employment. The reason having a job offer sometimes qualifies for an expedite is because the job would be loss if they do not expedite processing, therefore causing a severe financial loss.

 

If you plan to request an expedite, I highly suggest having a firm job offer in hand first.