Advance Parole and EAD

[Sdhillon0707 0]

I have applied for my EAD and AP and got my NOA for all three of them on August 11. When I heck my case status, it just says Case was received and it has not changed since that. After how long does it take for the status to change and after how long will the AP be approved? Biometrics were done on September 9.

[alexpop13 173]

It takes 90 days for the adjudication of EAD/AP. Most of the time they will approve them together. In my case, my AP was approved 10/12, but no update on EAD.

My NOA date is August 10.

[Sdhillon0707 0]

Did your status change online?? Or it just said "Case was recieved"?

[alexpop13 173]

For EAD it says: Case was Received

For AP it says: Case was Approved

For AOS it says: Fingerprint Fee was Received

[Kim Mertens 54]

Did you get an RFE for your I-485? If not, you could be getting approved anytime now, based on the processing times on this website, but in theory they say 90 days.

After 75 days you can file an e-service request for your EAD, it isn't proven that that speeds things up, but I like to believe it did for me. I filed a service request on day 76 in the morning. It was completed in the evening, and hours after it was completed I got "card is being produced" on my EAD. The day after I got approved for both EAD and AP.

[alexpop13 173]

Did you get an RFE for your I-485? If not, you could be getting approved anytime now, based on the processing times on this website, but in theory they say 90 days.

After 75 days you can file an e-service request for your EAD, it isn't proven that that speeds things up, but I like to believe it did for me. I filed a service request on day 76 in the morning. It was completed in the evening, and hours after it was completed I got "card is being produced" on my EAD. The day after I got approved for both EAD and AP.

Today is day 75 since Received Date. Since tomorrow is weekend, Monday I will file the Service Request for my EAD. Thank you for your input.

[Sdhillon0707 0]

Does RFE affect Advanced Parole?

[Kim Mertens 54]

Does RFE affect Advanced Parole?

It doesn`t directly affect your AP but it affects the time for it to be approved.

RFE papers for the I-485 state that when you get an RFE for your Adjustment of Status, your AP and EAD will be put on hold until they receive your RFE response.

Also, if you have an RFE for your I-485, you cannot send a service request at day 76. You will have to count how many days were in between the RFE being issued, and the new status update "response to RFE was received", and add those to the 76 days.

So if there was 20 days between them issuing your RFE, and getting your response back at the USCIS office, you cannot file a service request until day 96 since the received date.

I hope this makes sense.

[Sdhillon0707 0]

I got my RFE on Oct 3 and they received the response on Oct 5. So how many days do I have to wait to file my request?

How many days will it take for Advance Parole?

[Kim Mertens 54]

I got my RFE on Oct 3 and they received the response on Oct 5. So how many days do I have to wait to file my request?

How many days will it take for Advance Parole?

When you got it in the mail doesn`t matter much, it is the time in between them issuing it (it should say on your RFE paper notification) and the time they update your status to "Response to RFIE received". count how many days that was, plus 76 days.

So if there were 15 days between them issuing it and them receiving it, you have to wait 90 days since they received your applications (received date, on your I-485 NOA1, is the date they count as day 0, the day it started). You can just google " XX days after 08/1/2016" and it will tell you exactly which date you can file one.

But if you are not in a hurry, just wait it out. The only reason I filed is because I was only 2 weeks away from my travel abroad to have my wedding ceremony in my home country.

It will come very soon if you sent them what they asked for in that RFIE. It will most likely get approved before you get to send your service request.

I hate to say it but patience is a virtue!