EAD Expedite Request

[Alejandro_B 26]

Hello!

 

Yesterday I called USCIS to request my EAD to be expedited under medical/humanitarian grounds. I received a receipt number but I don't seem to be able to follow up on it on the My Case website. The number goes like TXEXXXXXXXXXMSC where numbers goes instead of X. Did I got the number wrong in the phone call with USCIS? Or will it appear in the next 5 days without me having to put in the receipt number?

I know it sounds confusing but I hope I made myself clear enough haha.

Also, sorry for posting too much is just that I've been in the U.S for 5 months now without being able to work or study and it is kind of depressing. 

 

Thanks!

[geowrian 22,337]

You will be able to see it online when you track the underlying I-765 case, but that's it. Hopefully they reach out to you soon requesting additional documentation to support your request.

 

Based on your timeline, I would be a bit skeptical of them doing anything anytime soon. While you have been in the US for 5 months, you only filed for AOS a month ago. The 4 months prior to that don't mean anything to USCIS in terms of their timelines. People with traditionally approved reasons for an expedite (pending job offer) are seeing delays of a few months still.

[Alejandro_B 26]

1 minute ago, geowrian said:

You will be able to see it online when you track the underlying I-765 case, but that's it. Hopefully they reach out to you soon requesting additional documentation to support your request.

 

Based on your timeline, I would be a bit skeptical of them doing anything anytime soon. While you have been in the US for 5 months, you only filed for AOS a month ago. The 4 months prior to that don't mean anything to USCIS in terms of their timelines. People with traditionally approved reasons for an expedite (pending job offer) are seeing delays of a few months still.

I understand.

I know that I filed a month ago and that's what matters. I'm just commenting to vent a little bit, to depend on someone else for half a year without being able to work/study is very depressing. 

[NancyLyz 58]

To answer your questions, your referral number looks alright. It's connected with your previous receipt number.

 

I think you can go to school. You will just be considered as an international student until you get your residency.

 

And your EAD should arrive in 4-6 months without expedition requests from your Priority Date/File Date. With an expedition request, it really depends on the office which is processing your case.

 

You can check out my timeline at my own post. But in short, my original PD is 4/2, I-765 PD is 5/2, I filed expedition request 5/25, and my case updated to "new card is being produced" 6/25. Since you filed the request 6/22/2018, you should receive an update in the online case tracker under your I765 case number before June 30th (They have up to 5 working days to process your request before you should call them again to check). 

 

 

[geowrian 22,337]

6 minutes ago, NancyLyz said:

With an expedition request, it really depends on the office which is processing your case.

The EAD (and AP) filed due to a pending I-485 is processed by the NBC. Once the case goes through initial processing at NBC, it is then forwarded to the local USCIS field office

[NancyLyz 58]

6 minutes ago, geowrian said:

The EAD (and AP) filed due to a pending I-485 is processed by the NBC. Once the case goes through initial processing at NBC, it is then forwarded to the local USCIS field office

Well so the EAD processing time is 4-6 months then.