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Yes. EAD stands for Employment Authorisation Document.

If you haven't successfully expedited the I-765 then it will be processing on its normal timeline, which means you should have it within 90 days of application.

Got it! Thanks for clarifying, you were very helpful!

If you already have a paper AP then you probably won't receive a combo EAD/AP card. Your EAD will likely say "Not valid for reentry into U.S." along the bottom.

Both the paper and plastic versions of AP are equally valid.

Thanks Hypnos... so basically I will receive a separate EAD card in the mail that will be for employment authorization?

Do you happen to know if that will arrive soon or if that has a separate processing time even after emergency AP approval?

Thank you!

Hi All,

I was recently approved for an emergency advance parole and received the I 512 papers for travel.

My question is, will I still receive an EAD combo card?

What happens to I 765 employment authorization portion of the application, once the travel portion has been approved via infopass?

Thanks!

Hi all,

I wanted to share my story in case it could help someone one day. I have been granted an emergency AP due to a family emergency that happened on January 28th. By then, I was with AOS, EAD and AP pending and I had the biometrics appointment the following week (6th Feb). That day my mother called me with terrible news, my father had been rushed into the hospital to have an emergency open heart surgery, and there was a very high risk he wouldn't survive the surgery or the post operatory. I managed to go back into the forums of visajourney, and find a case of an emergency AP (I had read it just the night before...). We called USCIS who could only grant me an expedite AP (which would still take at least 5 days) and we also tried an infopass, but it was for 2 weeks later. So my husband and I took all the documents I had read about on the visajourney thread and went to the local office (NYC). We went through security quite fast as it was already around 2pm and the line was pretty short. The first woman we talked to was quite rude and didn't want to let us go see an officer upstairs. But finally she agreed to call her supervisor and sent us upstairs. After a short wait, an officer called our number and we explained him our situation. He was very nice and understanding. But he said I needed the biometrics done to get the AP, so he called the office of the biometrics and told them it was an emergency. We went straight there and I had my biometrics taken after a few minutes (there was absolutely no one else in the office). However I couldn't get the AP that same day as it was too late to go back to the USCIS office. The officer had told us to come back the next morning with the biometrics done and a proof of my father's situation. The next morning we went back very early (go there as soon as they open, otherwise there is a huge line later on), and we took the following documents:

- the I-131 form filled (explaining the situation)

- the 3 NOA's we had

- my passport

- 2 pictures

- the biometrics letter

- a letter from the hospital (in English)

We asked to talk to the same officer as he had kept some of my documents the day before. He was very nice again, and after what seemed a long time to me, he granted me the emergency AP and gave it to me right there.

I was able to take a flight that same afternoon and got to Spain the following morning. My father survived the surgery and after a few days at the intensive care unit he was out of danger. He is now back home (after spending over 3 weeks at the hospital) and slowly recovering.

I wanted to thank all the visajourney members, without your help, I wouldn't have known I could try to get an emergency AP, I would have left the US anyway and now I would have to start all over the long process to be back with my love.

If you are ever in the same situation. Just GO TO YOUR LOCAL OFFICE. You can't loose anything for trying. If they don't want to let you in, keep insisting until they do. Make sure you have all the documents I mentioned and insist until you see an officer.

Thanks again visajourney

Maya

Hi Maya,

I too was recently approved for emergency AP. My question is, what happens to the EAD combo card? Will that still be mailed to me? What happens to the work authorization part of the application when you get an emergency AP?

Thanks for your help.

Hi everyone,

I recently joined this site because I'm hoping someone on here can give me any advice regarding a situation I encountered today (May 26th).

On my way to New York from Toronto I was denied entry into the U.S. and asked to sign a Form I-275. They also obtained my fingerprint scan and a photograph of me.

These were the situations regarding my incident:

-I was in New York a week or so prior to today as my cousin lives out there.

-I had arranged a round trip ticket to Edmonton to visit my family there, as it was cheaper from New York.

-I had not yet purchased a ticket back to Toronto from New York as there was a possibility that I would be driving back up.

So based on the fact that I had just been in New York a week prior (came back to Toronto for a job but had intentions of staying in NY until my flight to Edmonton) and that I did not yet have a ticket showing my arrival date back to Toronto, I was denied entry & made to sign the I-275 form. The officer told me that if I wanted to travel to the US in the next 6 months I had to show proof of residency & employment in Canada, as well as a return to ticket to Canada. However, after the six months I was free to travel to the U.S. without needing to provide this information.

These are my questions/concerns:

-Will I really be allowed entry if I provide the information that has been requested?

-What constitutes as "solid evidence" to these officers?

-Have I been red flagged in their system? I'm really concerned about what is done with my finger prints, picture & report of this incident? Does it stay in the system forever or will it really be gone in 6 months?

-The form is titled "Withdrawal of Application for Admission/Consular Notification" but I had never applied for any visa, so is this form relevant to my situation?

Any help with this is greatly appreciated!

Thanks!