Initial OPT EAD Expedition Process

[Ani R 0]

Hello,

 

I applied for my EAD and my case was received on 29th June. My employer is a California government agency (special districts) and wants to join as early as possible. So they gave me a letter addressing USCIS expedition team to have my EAD expedited (reason: public interest, delayed start date causes a financial loss to the government, a lot of zero-emission projects like electric vehicles fleet expansion will get delayed and will have a negative impact on the environment). I called USCIS to explain that my request is of public interest and received an email the next day with a fax number to send my documents. A day after I sent them, I noticed a status change as "Reviewing your correspondence" and the history says "my expedition request was assigned to an officer and completed on 8/30". Can you please tell me whether they have actually accepted my request or they're still reviewing it? How many days to they typically take to process this?

Thank you

[Iapereira 1]

3 minutes ago, Ani R said:

Hello,

 

I applied for my EAD and my case was received on 29th June. My employer is a California government agency (special districts) and wants to join as early as possible. So they gave me a letter addressing USCIS expedition team to have my EAD expedited (reason: public interest, delayed start date causes a financial loss to the government, a lot of zero-emission projects like electric vehicles fleet expansion will get delayed and will have a negative impact on the environment). I called USCIS to explain that my request is of public interest and received an email the next day with a fax number to send my documents. A day after I sent them, I noticed a status change as "Reviewing your correspondence" and the history says "my expedition request was assigned to an officer and completed on 8/30". Can you please tell me whether they have actually accepted my request or they're still reviewing it? How many days to they typically take to process this?

Thank you

I believe they are reviewing your request. They don't give any processing time for expedited cases, but I have seen people getting responses within 15 days. It's good thing that an officer is working on your case tho. I hope you hear some good news soon!

 

 

[Karunash611 0]

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