Vasily_12

4 hours ago, Ayrton said:

EAD and AP Renewal are free. You send the same forms, with pretty much the same evidence and a copy of the NOA 1 from AOS.

You can file an EAD renewal or an EAD+AP renewal (two forms in one envelope) as early as 180 days before the combo card expires. Don't wait.

Below is the cover letter I used, I adapted some example I found online. It lists the documents I sent. Not all of the attachments I included are strictly necessary, I preferred to err on the safe side. It wasn't rejected, and currently no RFE was sent.

Page 1:

DATE

USCIS Chicago Lockbox

Attn: FBAS

P.O. Box 805887

Chicago, IL 60680-4120

RE: Renewal Application for Employment Authorization Document and Advance Parole for *NAME* - I-485 Pending (Adjustment of Status)

Dear Sir/Madam:

Please find my applications for the renewal of my Employment Authorization and Advance Parole Travel document. My adjustment of status (I-485) is pending at USCIS since **/**/20**.

Please approve the above-mentioned applications. If you have any questions or need additional information concerning the above, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you in advance for your kind attention and cooperation in this matter.

Very truly yours,

NAME

ADDRESS

PHONE

Page 2 (along with the EAD application)

DATE

USCIS Chicago Lockbox

Attn: FBAS

P.O. Box 805887

Chicago, IL 60680-4120

RE: Renewal Application for Employment Authorization Document for *NAME* - I-485 Pending (Adjustment of Status)

Dear Sir/Madam:

I herewith file the above-captioned matter together with the following:

• Form I-765 with two photographs;

• Copy of I-485 filing receipt notice;

• Copy of front/back of last EAD;

• Previous EAD mailer;

• Copy of passport’s biographic page;

• Copy of New York State driver license;

• Copy of electronic I-94 arrival/departure card;

• Copy of current visa

Please approve the above-mentioned application.

If you have any questions or need additional information concerning the above, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you in advance for your kind attention and cooperation in this matter.

Very truly yours,

NAME

ADDRESS

PHONE

Page 3 (along with the AP application)

DATE

USCIS Chicago Lockbox

Attn: FBAS

P.O. Box 805887

Chicago, IL 60680-4120

RE: Application for Advance Parole Travel document for *Name* - I-485 Pending (Adjustment of Status)

Dear Sir/Madam:

I herewith file the above captioned matter together with the following:

• Form I-131 with two photographs;

• Copy of I-485 filing receipt notice;

• Copy of passport’s biographic page;

• Copy of front/back of last EAD/AP card;

• Copy of New York State driver license;

• Copy of electronic I-94 arrival/departure card;

• Copy of current visa;

Please approve the above-mentioned application.

I request an AP in order to visit my family in X.

If you have any questions or need additional information concerning the above, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you in advance for your kind attention and cooperation in this matter.

Very truly yours,

NAME

ADDRESS

PHONE

29 minutes ago, MikeMeche said:

Yes there's no REnewal/EXtension filing fee on a pending Adjustment.

But your Advanced Parole is not a Renewal @ this point but seen a new Request.

My nephew had similar challenge & was advised by his lawyer he needed to pay the fee so he didn't file for the AP.

https://www.uscis.gov/i-131

But on the same page you linked, it says:

There's no distinction here between a new request and a renewal.

9 hours ago, MikeMeche said:

We all are frustratingly waiting on the GC interview.

Unfortunately you wouldn't be given an AP along with your EAD extension since you didn't Co-File ab-intio.

However you can file for a new AP @ a cost. I believe it's usually granted within 3-4 months.

You should also be filing for your EAD renewal 90-180 days before expiration of your present one. I advice you should chose the later with all the current delays being experienced.

Are you sure about the cost? I thought there's no fee if there's a pending AOS and you attach your I-485 receipt letter, even if the AP is filed later on.

1 hour ago, DISCERNING said:

That's great! 

How long did the notices take to arrive?

Can it be used to renew your driver's license? I just got a notice from the DMV to prove my continuous stay and to renew my License before 90days to expiration... 

This whole process has a way of getting under your skin! 🤦🏾‍♂️

So the letters were at my mailbox 17 days after the application arrived at the Chicago Lockbox.

I'm not sure whether NY DMV respect this notice as a status extension, I saw online that it'####### and miss, depending on the particular office. My license expires a year after the EAD expires, so I'm not going to renew it at the moment ("Please note that your DMV document does not expire on the Temporary Visitor expiration date, nor will your privilege to drive in New York. here - https://dmv.ny.gov/more-info/resources-non-us-citizens)

8 hours ago, Crashdoom said:

The standard receipt notice should get to you. If it doesn't then you can call the USCIS Service Center (or use the website) to request a replacement copy.

Thanks, it indeed arrived today (two receipt notices). I should have waited a bit more before posting.

One potentially useful data point here is the non-rejection of the EAD+AP renewal application, which was filed 175 days before the combo card expiration date. There are some confused sources online saying that AP can't be renewed earlier than 120 days before expiration. However, if filed together with the EAD, AP renewal can be filed as early as 180 days before the combo card expiration.

With no interview on the horizon (NYC field office), I filed for a first EAD & AP renewal.

Filing date: Aug 11th, 176 days before the combo card expiration.

Acceptance text message: Aug 23rd. "Your case was received. Receipt #IOExxx. Official Receipt Notice (Form I-797) to follow in mail." (two messages)

Biometrics reuse & Account Acceptance Notice: arriving in mail on Aug 27th (sent on Aug 19th)

Strangely, I haven't received the standard receipt notice, the one which is used for the automatic 180 days EAD extension (I might indeed need it, given the current waiting times...). I logged into my.uscis.gov using the code printed in the account acceptance notice. The account shows the EAD and AP applications, and it shows the two letters I already received (Biometrics reuse & Account Acceptance Notice), but nothing else.

Anyone here in a similar situation? Do they eventually send out the standard receipt notice? Or should I go with the Biometrics reuse notice to my employer's HR?

5 minutes ago, Sarge2155 said:

All just a matter of time...congratulations!!

Thanks! It was hard to wait...

15 hours ago, Vasily_12 said:

Another data point:

 

AOS package sent to the Chicago lockbox on Oct 11th, received on Oct 14th.

No notifications sent, the check hasn't been deposited.

Nov 4th: text messages received and check cashed (!)

Another data point:

AOS package sent to the Chicago lockbox on Oct 11th, received on Oct 14th.

No notifications sent, the check hasn't been deposited.

Thanks Paul & Mary. 'Postmarked' implies USPS, right?

Unfortunately, our AOS package (I-485, I-864, I-130, I-765, I-131 and I-693) is ready only today. It is using the current form editions, the ones that are compatible with filing before the new public charge rules go into effect (our income is borderline for the new rules).

I'm concerned about making it to the deadline. On the I-485 page, USCIS writes:

Quote

• We will accept the current edition of this form if it is postmarked on or before Oct. 14, 2019.
• We will not accept it if it is postmarked on or after Oct. 15, 2019.
•  A dated receipt from the courier service used (such as UPS, FedEx, or DHL) is equivalent to a U.S. Postal Service postmark.

 

Since Monday (Oct 14th) is Columbus day, USCIS will be closed. This means that any overnight shipping by a courier sent tomorrow (Friday, the 11th) would actually be received on Tuesday (the 15th). Not good. Therefore it seems that my best bet is to go to USPS and send it as an express certified mail with a return receipt. It also won't arrive before Tuesday, but it will be postmarked tomorrow (the 11th).

Is that the right choice? Any thoughts?