AP and EAD expiration and rules under new fee

[ch1ch1 0]

hi, all:

sorry if there is any dups out there already on this topic. i did a search on this, but didn't find the exact answer i was looking for. (also, because of the restriction on the search function, i cannot enter the exact phrase i'm looking for).

thanks to all of you guys' help, my wife is finally here in the States. Right now we are applying for AOS, EAD and AP (at the same time). after getting some great info on this site, we went to Dr. Arnold for Vaccination supplement (THANKS!) now we are getting to the EAD and AP part. and we have a couple of questions.

1. are both EAD and AP only valid for a year? i think i've seen from somewhere that AP may be valid for two. is that true? I've read a lot on this forum about folks renewing EADs, so i think EAD is only valid for a year and i'm fine with that. i guess i will just have to renew every 6 months (taking into account of 6 month waiting period) or so.

2. we haven't applied for these three forms yet. so we'll be paying $1010 for the whole thing. does anyone know if it costs anything to renew either EAD or AP under this new price scheme?

3. a question on AP specifically. on the form, it asks us when and where we are planning to go. as matter of fact, we don't know yet. does that mean we can't and shouldn't apply for AP now? i've read on the forum that some folks just put in "for emergency uses" for the reason. what about "Date of Intented Departure" and "Expected length of stay" in Part3 of the form?

4. this may be obvious to some of you, but the sample form confuses me a little bit here. for Part3 on I-131 (AP), the form tells me to skip to part7 directly after answering first three questions. i assume that means i don't need to check those checkboxes in question 4 and 5. however the sample form did check those boxes. or should i follow the direction or the sample form?

5. Part4 on AP. it doesn't say to fill out this section "only if you are...". so should i fill this section? or should i jump to section 7 as indicated in part3? if i do need to fill in this section, my question in #3 applies. what do i do? if i don't need to fill in part4. great!

that's all the questions i have right now. thanks in advance for any replies and time you put in thinking about replying my questions!

[YuAndDan 153]

1, Yes 1 year from issue

2, renewal is no additional charge, you attach a copy of I-485 NOA1 letter to the I-765, and I-131 form when renewing.

3, can put to visit family sometime next year, no specific date is needed.

4, follow the form direction

5, jump to section 7

[payxibka 10,045]

Valid until the earleier of 1 year or greencard issuance (at which time AP/EAD are superceded)