when to apply for EAD

[FleurdV 0]

Hi,

When can you apply for an EAD? I saw on the timelines that you can do this while you also apply for your AOS. Do you need to aleady have a social security number then? In other words, do I have to wait for my SSN in order to be able to apply for AOS and EAD? I saw that obtaining SSN can take some weeks...

Thanks!

[Hershey888 5]

When u apply for AOS, the first thing u will recieved afater couple months is the EAD then you can apply for SSN.

Apply for AOS first that what u need to do first.

[Andrea&Henry 311]

you can obtain a SSN as soon as 2 weeks after your arrival, but if you wait until your I94 expires THEN you will need to wait for your EAD to get a SSN. In my case I apply for my SSN with AFTER getting my EAD cause I wanted my SSN to have my married name.

So, you can apply for your EAD with or without a SSN, but you need BOTH if you want to get a driver license for example. And yes, take weeks to get the SSN by mail. It took me 1 month and week.

If you apply for you AoS, your EAD and AP (you can apply for work permit and travel pemit (advanced parole) at the same time with no additional fee) takes 60-75 days.

I strongly suggest you to apply for your SSN ASAP if you still have a chance and apply ASAP also for your AoS. I applied on July 2012 and Im still waiting for my green card interview.

Edited January 28, 2013 by Andrea&Henry