optimist

i havent seen many EAD approvals lately....according to the USCIS site the NBC center is stuck on Nov 30 applications....

okay..i admit it..i was playing with NOA numbers and look what i've found..it looks like a petition received on Jan 27

Receipt Number: msc0411610411

Application Type: I765, APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION

Current Status:

This case has been approved. On April 12, 2004, an approval notice was mailed.If 14 days have passed and you have not received this notice, you may wish to verify or update your address. To update your address, please call the National Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283.


well..it's not mine...wish it was


gabriel

YtsejaM

My wife's EAD was recently approved. Our application was received 1/31/04 and the EAD is in the mail now (Expats: see my signature for timeline).

C$

Optimist I've been doing the same thing in order to get a better feel for
how long I'll be waiting. I stumbled across this one this morning:

Receipt Number: msc041261xxxx

Application Type: I765, APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION

Current Status:

Your I765 APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION was received on February
5, 2004. We mailed you a receipt with information about processing. It is
taking between 30 and 90 days for us to process this kind of case. We will
mail you a decision as soon as processing is complete.

Mine has a receipt date of March 2. Looks like I'll be waiting the full 90
days....sigh*****

"YtsejaM" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Originally posted by optimist
    > > i havent seen many EAD
    > approvals lately....according to the USCIS site the NBC center is stuck
    > on Nov 30 applications....
    > >
    > > okay..i admit it..i was playing with NOA
    > numbers and look what i've found..it looks like a petition received on
    > Jan 27
    > >
    > > ...
    > >
    > > gabriel
    > My wife's EAD was recently
    > approved. Our application was received 1/31/04 and the EAD is in the
    > mail now (Expats: see my signature for timeline).
    > --
    > Posted via http://britishexpats.com

katesuiter1

This is making me quite hopeful. I e-filed with MSC on Feb 20th, 2004, and I have it in my head that I'll need to go to Miami to chase them after 90 days, but maybe I won't need to after all!

Kate. xxxx

YtsejaM

Yup, I even requested a day off work on the 91st day in anticipation of the EAD not being approved (to help my wife get a temporary EAD). We were relieved to hear about it being approved after about 70 days.

veryfunny

86 days and still counting.

optimist

here are some EAD NOA from NBC/MSC that i've managed to find after a manual search:

Those that look like this "msc0413910405 EAD 18/02" aren't approved yet

Those like this "msc0412410125 EAD app 16/03" are approved followed by the approval date...



msc0413910405 EAD 18/02
msc0413910204 EAD 17/02
msc0413910105 EAD 17/02
msc0413810100 EAD 17/02
msc0413810106 EAD 17/02
msc0413710107 EAD 17/02
msc0413710102 EAD 17/02
msc0413410202 EAD 13/02
msc0413410210 EAD approved 09/04 a new card
msc0413410220 EAD 26/03
msc0413310103 EAD 11/02
msc0413310110 EAD 11/02
msc0413310114 EAD 11/02
msc0413110107 EAD 11/02
msc0413110111 EAD 11/02
msc0413110120 EAD 11/02
msc0413110135 EAD 11/02
msc0413210100 EAD 10/02
msc0413210110 EAD 10/02
msc0413210121 EAD 10/02
msc0413210133 EAD 10/02
msc0413010126 EAD 10/02
msc0412510100 EAD 03/02
msc0412510108 EAD app 12/04 a new card
msc0412410103 EAD 03/02
msc0412410114 EAD app 08/04 a new card
msc0412410125 EAD app 16/03
msc0412410127 EAD app 16/03
msc0412410129 EAD app 16/03
msc0412410131 EAD app 16/03
msc0412410135 EAD app 16/03
msc0412410137 EAD app 16/03
msc0412410139 EAD app 26/03
msc0412410144 EAD received response to RFE 25/03
msc0412410149 EAD 03/02
msc0412410151 EAD app 18/03
msc0412410153 EAD app 16/03
msc0412410155 EAD app 23/03
msc0412410158 EAD 06/02
msc0412410163 EAD app 16/03
msc0412410170 EAD app 02/04
msc0412410171 EAD app 02/04
msc0412410172 EAD app 26/03
msc0412410174 EAD RFE 06/04
msc0412410177 EAD app 12/04
msc0412410180 EAD 03/02
msc0412410182 EAD received response RFE 02/04
msc0412410186 EAD 03/02
msc0412410191 EAD 03/02
msc0412410192 EAD 03/02
msc0412410196 EAD app 23/03
msc0412410198 EAD app 23/03
msc0412410201 EAD 03/02
msc0412410203 EAD app 18/03
msc0412410205 EAD 03/02




PS : just came back from a job interview ..so excited.... the operations manager seemed very interested in my skills for the job....


gabriel

Chapter 1:
1 NOA TSC 06/06
2 NOA TSC 10/31
NVC LETTER - arrived 11/07 - dated 11/03
ARRIVED AT BUCHAREST, US EMBASSY IN ROMANIA - 11/10
EMBASSY SEND PACKAGE 3 -11/17
PACKAGE 3 RECEIVED AND SEND BACK ON 11/19
EMBASSY RECEIVED PACKAGE 3 - 11/24
MEDICAL EXAM - 12/17
VISA INTERVIEW - 12/18
K1 VISA ISSUED - 12/18

Chapter 2 :
USA ARRIVAL - 01/21 (POE HOUSTON)- I94 handwriten-Employment authorized
APPLIED for SSN - 01/26 - not in the system yet
WEDDING DAY - 02/14
RECEIVED SSN CARD - 02/21
SEND AOS & EAD forms to HOUSTON OFFICE - 03/08
RECEIVED MSC NOA for AOS& EAD - 03/22 (Notice Date 03/18)
BIOMETRICS APPOINT. for AOS & EAD - 03/27 Houston East ASC
ONLINE STATUS CHANGED- fingerprints received- 04/02/

lpdiver

So it is the 125'th day of the fiscal year that seems to be the current threshold for approvals. Interesting info, thanks.

katesuiter1

I know this sounds like a stupid question, but when does the fiscal year start/end? Reason I ask is because my NOA number is MSC04800xxxxx, and my NOA date was Feb 20th. If the 125th day of the fiscal year is in January, where does that leave my application? There aren't 800 days in one year. I don't know if it makes a difference that I e-filed. Does anyone have an explantion in layman's terms?

Kate. xxxx

lpdiver

USCIS fiscal year begins October 1'st. Count the days forward. So MSC 03322XXX would indicate Missouri Service Center; 03 indicates 2003: 322 indicates the fiscal day of the year and the last five numbers indicate the sequence of receipt for that day. Matt or someone posted this explaination about a year ago.

The Oct 1'st date explains why CIS slows down in Sept. Getting prepared for the "new year" and such.

katesuiter1

But if my number is MSC04800, that'd mean that mine was filed on the 800th day of the year, right? That doesn't make sense, because there aren't 800 days in one year.

Kate. xxxxx

veryfunny

Well I hope you get the job.

culverabbie

just wanted to know if you have to have your biometrics appointment before you get approved for your EAD? i have my appointment on friday (its the only one they had when i called like a month ago) but its already been 100 days since my paperwork was received... just wondering

Xodius

I guess this is a little more tolerable this time around on the EAD.

E-Filed: Jan. 12, 2004

Biometrics: Feb. 10, 2004

Still waiting. NSC is stuck in November while my local NY office is already on Feb. 27.

Someone remind me as to why I e-filed in the first place?

EllieGlasgow

It doesn't make much difference e-file versus local office filing, many local offices are now sending AOS, EAD and AP straight to the MSC. This is what happened to us, and I find it most disturbing that on from March 22 to April 8 (according to online processing times update) none of the dates had changed.