Sent duplicate EAD/AP Renewal Application to USCIS

[PatSquared 57]

Hi everyone!

 

I have a pending I-485 case and my EAD/AP combo card expires on Sept. 22. We haven’t received any word on our green card interview yet, so we decided to go ahead and submit our EAD/AP renewal applications this month just to be safe.

 

We sent the applications via USPS Priority Mail on May 10 and it was supposed to arrive on May 12. Instead, we received an “In Transit - Arriving Late” update on our tracking page and it has been stuck on that since May 16.

 

We opened a case with USPS last week and did not have any luck getting any updates from them (followed up with them daily). We didn’t want to delay the renewal process further, so we decided to re-send our applications - this time, via UPS Next Day delivery.

 

The moment I got home from the UPS store, I received an email from USPS saying: “Our records show the Priority Mail Item #***  was scanned and distributed to the PO Box unit (60680) May 12, 2021. It is very possible for the item to have been delivered without a scan, if an item is not scanned the tracking will not update. Also, it could take up to 15-30 days for USCIS to send a notification of receipt.”

 

**sigh**

 

It’s still not a definitive answer or a guarantee that the package was, in fact, delivered safely... but now that our second application has been mailed out, is it going to cause any issues down the line if USCIS does indeed have the original application? We included cover letters on our new applications that explained the situation and stated that this was our second attempt at filing these renewals, but I’m not sure what else to do, since we haven’t even received any case notifications.

 

Has anyone been in a similar situation?

 

Thank you!

Edited May 24, 2021 by PatSquared

[ErikMexico 9]

Hi! Did you hear any responses from your question? We had the same situation (USPS said they could not find our package, so we sent it by fedex, and then they both arrived the same day), so we were hoping to know how others were able to overcome the duplicate applications

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