JuniorJ194

Hey all!

Just an update on my EAD combo card wait time. I hit triple figures today! I knew it was coming so I'm not too upset with the wait yet (I am, thats a lie)
Couple people I know in the same boat as me have just got theirs at 114 days.. so lets hope! To anyone wanting to go through the k-1 process, do it as a last resort. I worked 50+ hour weeks for a long time and to not do that at the moment is driving me insane! Thank god I'm pursuing my Masters Degree, otherwise I'd be sat at home twiddling my fingers and repeatedly hitting my head off the wall

Josh

scrubbedexpat099

114 days would be unusually quick.

KK85

I hope it speeds up for you!

I went the CR-1 route, and still learned the hard way that not having any job/personal focus when you move to a new country can be quite mentally challenging. My SSN took two months to arrive, which is longer than average and made me an utter bore, but that's nothing compared to your wait. I've since had a couple of gaps between jobs due to health issues and am now finally waiting to start back with my previous employer, but they pushed my start-date back by a fortnight and am I doing anything productive with my time in between? Am I balls. I'm glad you have your Masters!

Good luck!

TheKingOfHearts

Mine took 6.5 months - so hopefully you're luckier than others! (December '17 - June 18)

CaptainAmerica

Fingers crossed for you! I'm also at 115 days and counting... I'm not holding my breath to get my EAD or AP by the end of the year. If I do, it will be a nice surprise! NBC are currently only accepting case enquiries from end of May, so I have another month and a half until I can officially follow up. It would be lovely to have my AP in time to organise a trip home for Christmas, but I'm preparing myself that it's unlikely to happen. It's crazy that until not long ago, these had to be processed within 90 days, but what can you do? I'm still liaising with a potential employer for an expedite though the current political climate apparently gives their HR team pause. I resolve myself to these issues and focus on knowing that soon I'll be back at work, likely under high stress again (I also used to have to work ridiculously long hours far too frequently) so I'm trying to make the most of looking after myself mentally and physically for the time being. The days really do fly by and I haven't found myself bored yet, although I am a homebody anyway!

Danpatta

JuniorJ194

Damn, look like we are all in the same boat here! I try to keep myself busy too, I do sit there sometimes and have a break down when I see nothing happening on my case. But as CaptainAmerica said, what can you do? I'm not hoping to get mine before Christmas either, my birthday is in a couple of weeks.. Would be a nice present to have haha! I was actually told at an infopass that I'd more than likely receive an interview appointment letter before my work permit as I was scheduled for December. They are supposed to send a letter a month before but I've read cases online where people have got a letter 2 weeks before Glad I'm not the only one in this stage of the process lol. Let me know if any of you have an update!

Josh

Danpatta

JuniorJ194

CaptainAmerica

As if by magic, I also received my EAD and AP approval yesterday after 121 days! I randomly decided to check my case status online yesterday... And there I spotted my EAD and AP had been approved that same day! I hadn't received any notification at all yesterday (and still haven't) via text or email. Regardless, I'm glad to have spotted it so coincidentally! So now I anticipate receiving my card(s) at some point in the next two weeks, with the expectation that Thanksgiving will slow down the processing and delivery. Fingers crossed for you @JuniorJ194 that yours arrives soon.

JuniorJ194

CaptainAmerica

I was at NBC too, so hopefully that means yours won't be too far away at this rate.

Noorah101

All I-765s and I-131s are processed at NBC. It's the I-485 that gets processed elsewhere.

Rene

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