Hi,

We are getting married in 3 weeks. I will then send off the AOS,AP and EAD forms. While im waiting for the EAD is it possible to go to my boston service center where everything is been handled and get a temp EAD so i can look for a job straight away. Does anyone know how fast the boston center is?

I finished working in dublin, ireland on the 2nd of march so dont want a big lapse of not working in my cv when im looking for a job.

The only way to get a temporary EAD is at a POE (only some give it). You will have to wait for the EAD application to be approved before you will be able to work. The good news is that they approve the EAD quickly and almost always before the AP and AOS.

As far as the lapse of working is concerned, I think employers will definitely understand when you explain that the reason was that you immigrated to the U.S. and were unable to work until approved.

Good luck.

If you enter to JFK you might get an ead of 90 months....
If you leave from Shannon your POE will be shannon..
I do not know if Dublin is a POE.
Good luck

there has been cases when an Interim EAD has been given at the district office when an Immigrant has stated and proved distress by not being able to work.

I have not come across anyone who has been denied AOS due to them working without an EAD either. As a rule spouses are forgiven for this and the law is rather grey.

So i have to wait lets say 70 days after UCSIS approve my application for my EAD. We are getting married in 3 weeks and i thought i could work a few weeks after our wedding with a temp EAD from a local service center. EAD's applications are submitted in boston for the new hampshire region. The local office is manchester but they dont deal with EAD's there. We are lucky my fiance has a good job and that we are staying with her parents otherwise we would be screwed financially. Its tough enough not working already and feeling worthless as i contribute nothing atm financially.

join the club!!!!
I am going through Boston and I just mailed my stuff in, so we will see. From what I have read previously Boston doesn't seem to be too fast.

I know it's hard, but I am going to try and volunteer at the local Y. We are very financially strapped without my working, but we're going to tough it out.

Good Luck!

Hello Everyone!

Wow - I am so glad to ehar that we are not the only people in this position - this law is absolutley ridulous, my fiance is here almost 3 months, he cannot work, yet we are being asked to fork out yet more money for the residents card - I am 100% fed up with the beaurocracy of this systme and its utter inneffectiveness.

Financially, it is making me broke - what an unfair system, that is serving to take advantage of people. We submitted the EAD form in February, and of course, nothing has happened since.

Anyway, I just needed to vent here!

What seems to be the typical waiting times for being able to work?

Thanks!

Caoileann

If you look in the VJ Immigration Timelines it might give you an idea of what to expect. Mine took the 90 days to get, others have gotten them sooner. There's no definate answer to your question and yes it is a pain

POE? Dublin? Which Dublin? Ireland's Dublin?
Port of Entry (into the US) ! How can you enter US from Ireland?

US Immigration are at Dublin due to the amount of Irish citizens overstaying visas and being deported.

Oh Lord....