I have a question, and I know a lot are going to be saying "yeah, us too".
but today I went for a job interview as a programmer and I really had to no clue how much the position pays but I assumed since it is in WV, that it would be something around 30k a year. The guy asked me what would my ideal pay rate be and what i would be ok with, so i told him my ideal would be 40k and i would be ok with 35k so he told me that the position pays 50k and i had a huge smile on my face that i could not hide and then he told me that i guess this would be more than ok for you then.
the person conducting the interview asked me about my work status in the U.S. and i told him that i filed my paperwork for AOS and EAD at the end of december and that I should be getting my card in 3 months from the date of filing.
I actually made all my paperword in december with a NOA date december 29th but i got an RFE and mailed it back to them and when i tracked it via USPS it says that they received it on January 22nd but it still did not update on the USCIS website.
My question is, is there a way to expedite receiving the EAD document, cause the person that is interviewing me said that he needs that before he can continue evaluating my job application, and he said they can wait a month or so but i am worried that they might offer the job to someone else before i get my EAD.
I know that if you receive an RFE, then you can get an Intern EAD from the date they receive the requested documents back from you.
can i call USCIS and tell them my condition, and would they be able to do anything to help me?? and if so, should i call my local office or the chicago office??
has anybody been in a smilar situation and what have you done.
I pray to God it works out because the pay is really good and the position is down the street from my house so i would be able to walk down to it.
thanks

There is no way to speed up an application for EAD.... sorry to say you will just have to wait for approval... sounds like a good job too..

Kez

that's what i was afraid of, but i guess it's ok and there is really no need to worry or cry over it, eventhough 50k would really be nice especially for doing something i really enjoy and not having to drive to work. I have faith that if this one does not work out (i pray it does), then something else will come up.

and the employer should not be checking your status until they ofer you a job. Once you accept the job then they can ask that you prove you are authorized to work....not before.

Goos luck tho..hope it all works out for you.

well isn't illegal to offer somebody a job if they are not authorized to work?? i mean it would make sense to check to see if you are allowed to work before they make you an offer or else why bother if you are not allowed

It would make sense but they are not allowed to ask it. I don't know what you do if they do ask....but still it is a no no!

Right, it is ilegal to ask. It is not illegal to offer the job, only to hire the person. A job offer is offered on the condition that the appropriate work documents can be produced.