Who do we contact?

[TexasHeartsIndia 371]

We've been waiting since the beginning of December for my husband's EAD/AP. He's tired of sitting home all day without being able to do anything productive. Who do we need to contact? I know some people have contacted their government reps, but I'm uncertain who specifically it is. Is it the Congressional Rep? State Senator? US Senator? All of the above? lol

[geowrian 22,337]

First did you get an RFEs or RFIEs? That would delay the process.

Second, did you submit any service requests / case inquiries yourself? If not, then I suggest doing that.

 

Beyond those, I suggest your state's senior US senator. They generally have the most resources and processes to handle requests since they've probably been there longer than anybody else. A long-term congressional/state representative can also be useful.

[Sunnyland 639]

First, did you make an InfoPass appointment already at your local USCIS office? or did you call USCIS customer service and talk to a Tier 2?

[TexasHeartsIndia 371]

56 minutes ago, geowrian said:

First did you get an RFEs or RFIEs? That would delay the process.

Second, did you submit any service requests / case inquiries yourself? If not, then I suggest doing that.

 

Beyond those, I suggest your state's senior US senator. They generally have the most resources and processes to handle requests since they've probably been there longer than anybody else. A long-term congressional/state representative can also be useful.

We have not had any RFEs in regards to the EAD/AP. We had an RFE for the Green Card asking for updated financial information since we are now in a new year. He put in three service requests for "outside of processing times" and each response was, "Now our processing times are __ months longer" etc. He put in an expedite request but I have a feeling it will be denied because we don't really have a "valid" reason according to USCIS. 

 

Thanks!

[TexasHeartsIndia 371]

58 minutes ago, Sunnyland said:

First, did you make an InfoPass appointment already at your local USCIS office? or did you call USCIS customer service and talk to a Tier 2?

We haven't done an InfoPass but he did talk to a Tier 2 officer which was extremely frustrating. The guy had a very thick accent (so imagine my Indian husband speaking to a French guy, both with foreign accents, having a hard time understanding one another). The officer had NO idea where our case was or even what my husband was trying to explain to him. I came home from work that day to a very frustrated husband. 

[geowrian 22,337]

Just now, TexasHeartsIndia said:

We have not had any RFEs in regards to the EAD/AP. We had an RFE for the Green Card asking for updated financial information since we are now in a new year. He put in three service requests for "outside of processing times" and each response was, "Now our processing times are __ months longer" etc. He put in an expedite request but I have a feeling it will be denied because we don't really have a "valid" reason according to USCIS.

Gotcha. The RFE (actually an RFIE since it was for the I-864) for the I-485 automatically pauses processing of the I-131 and I-765. Technically, it also resets the timeline for when USCIS considers it to be out of normal processing timelines based upon they receive the response. However, in practice, it normally doesn't change the actually timeline any differently than an RFE. That might explain why the service requests aren't going anywhere either.

Good luck on the expedite. If you get a firm job offer, that's a valid reason to request an expedite.

[TexasHeartsIndia 371]

20 hours ago, geowrian said:

Gotcha. The RFE (actually an RFIE since it was for the I-864) for the I-485 automatically pauses processing of the I-131 and I-765. Technically, it also resets the timeline for when USCIS considers it to be out of normal processing timelines based upon they receive the response. However, in practice, it normally doesn't change the actually timeline any differently than an RFE. That might explain why the service requests aren't going anywhere either.

Good luck on the expedite. If you get a firm job offer, that's a valid reason to request an expedite.

That makes sense. Well, maybe he'll receive his GC soon and we won't have to worry about the EAD/AP.