EAD/AOS pending over a year

[udiken 0]

Hi All,

I am in a peculiar situation I had my K1 visa approved in April'06 came to the US in May'06 and got married the same month. We applied for my AOS and EAD in the first week of June'06 at the Chicago lockbox, USCIS received it on the 11th of June'06. I got a notice for my biometrics with 45 days; everything looked good until we moved to a new address. I followed the guidelines and called the customer service to notify the change of address and also submitted the AR-11 form as told. We were in our new apartment for couple of months and my husband got a new job in Florida so we had to move again from Texas to Florida. After moving I called USCIS and notified them about the address change again, throughout this entire process I believed that my file was getting updated to my dismay my file never got updated with the changes which I discovered after talking to an immigration officer when I escalated the matter in March of 07.

Never the less after probably 120 days I visited the immigration office in Florida to ask what I needed to do fly out of the US as I had the AOS & EAD pending, the officers there were very helpful and approved my EAD application and issued me a card there and then. So my thoughts to you all if you have crossed 90 days please visit the local immigration office you never know you might get lucky. But they did tell me that AOS takes time and I do need to wait, that was the only explanation I got.

After probably a year my file has got updated with the change of address and I have submitted all the documents that they requested as proof of evidence on May 3rd'07 and as per the letter I got they would inform me 90 days from the date they received my application. In the meanwhile my Employment Authorization would expire on 09/19/07 and as per the procedure I have to apply for the renewal of the EAD at least 90 days prior to the expiration. The process and fees is the same for the renewal and my dilemma is I apply for the EAD now and in 60 days probably I would get a reply for the AOS and if I do get my PR/Green Card then I would not need the employment authorization card.

Could you please advice what should I do?

Thanks

[YuAndDan 153]

No need to re apply for AOS, that is pending, all the moving around probably did not help, fortunatly you did not have a interview notice lost and then miss the interview.

It is your gamble renew the EAD, or hope for the green-card.

Hopefully you can file to renew the EAD before the fee is raised at the end of July.