Expedite EAD Failed, what should I do next?

[Sophie & TJ 22]

Hello everyone, 

I really wish I could get some help from you, so here is my case:

 

I came to the US with K1 visa and got married in March, then I applied Green Card/EAD/AP at the end of March, I have my SSN card now and I have done my Biomatrics at the end of April.

So we recently bought a house, and we did the math, a big part of my husband's salary will pay for the house loan and his student loan, then minus other monthly expenses, we won't have much money left in the end of the month.

That's why I called USCIS to expedite my EAD so I can be able to work ASAP to support ourselves. The officer that answered my call ask me what reason I choose to expedite my EAD and I said Financial Loss, Here is the reply I got from USCIS :

 

Type of service requested:
 -- Expedite
The status of this service request is:
Due to the high volume of expedite requests for this case type, we are strictly enforcing the criteria that has been set for these expedite requests. While your situation appears serious, you have not provided evidence of an extreme emergent need. 
 

I think my request got denied.

I wish I can get some ideas from here about what I should do next to help me get my EAD expedite.

I wish I could make it right on the second time I call USCIS...

 

Thank you very much!

[geowrian 22,337]

It sounds like you made an expedite request under the right category, and did what you can do. It just wasn't enough to merit an expedite, sorry.

 

Purchasing a home resulting in a financial hardship just isn't a strong basis for an expedite.

[Roel 7,192]

Now you just gotta wait.

 

Pretty sure USCIS is thinking that you could have wait  to buy a house once you are able to work... Its not a hardship if you made a decision to buy that house, financial loss didn't happen as a matter of emergency.

 

People usually try to expedite EAD when they have a solid job offer - might try that, I guess.

 

 

[Sophie & TJ 22]

Thank you for your reply Roel and geowrian, so maybe I should try to get a job offer then call USCIS to expedite again?

Should I mention about our financial hardship about the house again? Or I should just focus on expedite my EAD based on a job offer?

[geowrian 22,337]

2 minutes ago, Sophie & TJ said:

Thank you for your reply Roel and geowrian, so maybe I should try to get a job offer then call USCIS to expedite again?

Should I mention about our financial hardship about the house again? Or I should just focus on expedite my EAD based on a job offer?

I would focus on the job offer.

Edit: Note this is still the "financial hardship" criteria - the hardship being losing out on the income.

Edited June 3, 2019 by geowrian

[Sophie & TJ 22]

 

4 minutes ago, geowrian said:

I would focus on the job offer.

Edit: Note this is still the "financial hardship" criteria - the hardship being losing out on the income.

I see, thank you very much for your help geowrian!

[eckoin 211]

3 hours ago, Sophie & TJ said:

Thank you for your reply Roel and geowrian, so maybe I should try to get a job offer then call USCIS to expedite again?

Should I mention about our financial hardship about the house again? Or I should just focus on expedite my EAD based on a job offer?

Check the EAD expedite thread: 

I don't think I've seen anyone who got an expedite approved without a job offer ready to go. From USCIS perspective, you don't need an EAD to look for work, you need it when you actually have an offer and want to start. 

 

An expedite request consists of two parts:

 

- a letter from you, explaining why not accepting this job offer will cause you severe financial loss. Here is where you can include your mortgage payments. 

 

- a job offer, ie a solution to your financial loss issues. 

[my&aaron 54]

4 hours ago, Sophie & TJ said:

Thank you for your reply Roel and geowrian, so maybe I should try to get a job offer then call USCIS to expedite again?

Should I mention about our financial hardship about the house again? Or I should just focus on expedite my EAD based on a job offer?

Hi there,

I just recently requested to expedite my EAD under "severe financial loss" like you. However, the reason I gave to the agent when I called to expedite was a pending job offer, after being passed over for another two because of not having the EAD. They emailed me back very quickly asking to fax over the job offer so I would suggest you start looking for one now as it seems like a more legitimate excuse (-to them). I am compiling my files now, and I plan to mention our financial difficulties (outstanding loans, insurance coverage, etc.) as well in the cover letter, in addition to the job offer letter. 

[Sophie & TJ 22]

1 hour ago, eckoin said:

Check the EAD expedite thread: 

I don't think I've seen anyone who got an expedite approved without a job offer ready to go. From USCIS perspective, you don't need an EAD to look for work, you need it when you actually have an offer and want to start. 

 

An expedite request consists of two parts:

 

- a letter from you, explaining why not accepting this job offer will cause you severe financial loss. Here is where you can include your mortgage payments. 

 

- a job offer, ie a solution to your financial loss issues. 

That's really helpful~ Thank you so much for your help~ I will work on getting a job offer~💪

[Sophie & TJ 22]

23 minutes ago, my&aaron said:

Hi there,

I just recently requested to expedite my EAD under "severe financial loss" like you. However, the reason I gave to the agent when I called to expedite was a pending job offer, after being passed over for another two because of not having the EAD. They emailed me back very quickly asking to fax over the job offer so I would suggest you start looking for one now as it seems like a more legitimate excuse (-to them). I am compiling my files now, and I plan to mention our financial difficulties (outstanding loans, insurance coverage, etc.) as well in the cover letter, in addition to the job offer letter. 

Thank you so much for sharing your story, it's really helpful~ I will work on getting a job offer~💪

[my&aaron 54]

21 minutes ago, Sophie & TJ said:

Thank you so much for sharing your story, it's really helpful~ I will work on getting a job offer~💪

No problem at all. I have gathered some good info from reading through all 73 pages of this thread haha so. Best of luck to you!

haha 

[tiantian2 18]

On 6/3/2019 at 10:41 AM, Sophie & TJ said:

Thank you for your reply Roel and geowrian, so maybe I should try to get a job offer then call USCIS to expedite again?

Should I mention about our financial hardship about the house again? Or I should just focus on expedite my EAD based on a job offer?

Try get a job. Some times these come faster than the EAD! Then you can expedite again.

[debbiedoo 2,339]

without a concrete job offer, it is unlikely to be expedited.

 

you and your husband overextending yourselves before you could work is not an emergency in the eyes if USCIS (and very irresponsible, in my personal opinion)