EEEEEDIOTS and EAD

[Kang Lang 7]

So I sent in the EAD form for my bf before the fee increase since he has a job waiting...figured he could work until married and $180 wasn't too horrible. Well those idiots sent it back to me on Saturday indicating we had not checked the very first box...

requesting a new ead...(which of course is very clearly "x'ed")

i have no idea what to do. i think we are not just stuck until after we get married since his i-94 expires on 10 october and we are getting married on 1 october. so now it will not be until first of the year at best!

we are so angry

[payxibka 10,045]

You realize that by sending in your EAD before you apply for AOS would have only resulted in a EAD card with an expiration date equal to the I-94 (IE.. October 7th). Maybe you just saved yourself $180.00

Edited September 5, 2007 by fwaguy

[Kang Lang 7]

You realize that by sending in your EAD before you apply for AOS would have only resulted in a EAD card with an expiration date equal to the I-94 (IE.. October 7th). Maybe you just saved yourself $180.00

Ofcourse however he could have had valuable income that would have been able to offset the $1010 AOS fees, $180 clearly would have been well spent. He has a job w/ benefits just waiting for him. Why wouldn't we pay $180 for a full time job w/ benefits. even if it was only 3 months?

[payxibka 10,045]

You realize that by sending in your EAD before you apply for AOS would have only resulted in a EAD card with an expiration date equal to the I-94 (IE.. October 7th). Maybe you just saved yourself $180.00

Ofcourse however he could have had valuable income that would have been able to offset the $1010 AOS fees, $180 clearly would have been well spent. He has a job w/ benefits just waiting for him. Why wouldn't we pay $180 for a full time job w/ benefits. even if it was only 3 months?

What 3 months? In all likelyhood the EAD would have taken 90 days or more to process and in all likelyhood not even received it before the I-94 expired...

[Kang Lang 7]

well i have seen otherwise...have 2 other friends that are in the same boat and received EAD quickly. was a calculated risk we were willing to take since even 1 or 2 checks would have paid for all the aos fees with some left over.

thanks for your commiseration

[Mags 112]

well i have seen otherwise...have 2 other friends that are in the same boat and received EAD quickly. was a calculated risk we were willing to take since even 1 or 2 checks would have paid for all the aos fees with some left over.

thanks for your commiseration

fwaguy is merely trying to point out that you may have a 90 day wait on your hands and be throwing your money away. You may be lucky...but you may not be and USCIS is very clogged up with applications at the moment after the July fee increase deadline rush.

They have slowed down ALOT lately and your chances, being honest here, are slim at getting a quick turnaround. However, it IS your money and your risk so I wish you luck.

[Kang Lang 7]

thanks mags...a moot point...since they returned it all to us in nifty little package. so back to square one until after we get ourselves hitched.

really my original gripe is that they kicked it back in error the form was filled out correctly. anyhoo back to more of the process for all of us i suppose.

[Mags 112]

thanks mags...a moot point...since they returned it all to us in nifty little package. so back to square one until after we get ourselves hitched.

really my original gripe is that they kicked it back in error the form was filled out correctly. anyhoo back to more of the process for all of us i suppose.

Ah well, just chalk it up to experience and make the best of it that you can!