Leanne Wicks

I will almost certainly have to renew my EAD and AP because the office where
I filed AOS is extremely behind. I'm just wondering how soon before each of
them expires do I need to file to renew and can I, having come in as a k1,
renew via e-filing? My district office is Cleveland, if that makes a
difference.

Thank you!

Leanne

buffalo24

Hi Leanne! It's Kirsten from Can/Am.

I wanted to warn you about e-filing. Many people who have done it have reported getting an RFE because the MSC claims they never received the supporting documents you're required to mail in. In both cases I read about the people had sent in the supporting evidence; it had just been lost. So I think it's best to just file the old fashioned way. Oh, and I haven't heard of it being any faster either.

I think they recommend filing 90 days before the current ones expire.

Good luck, and take care, Kirsten

Noorah101

It's recommended to file 90 days before your current EAD expires...however, with the backlog at MSC, I've heard it's best to reapply even earlier, perhaps even 5 or 6 months before your current EAD expires. Things are getting crazy!

Best Wishes,
Rene

Leanne Wicks

Wow, thanks for all the heads up on this stuff. I really appreciate it! It's
definitely going to make me really think about when I want to file for this
stuff because if I finally get a job I love... I'm not going to want to have
to quit just over my EAD being either held up because of e-filing or because
I waited too long.

And they don't get upset if you're filing more than 90 days in advance?

Another thing too - the Cleveland office that I had to file my AOS through
doesn't issue 1st NOAs upon receipt. They just sent me a cashier's receipt
which shows that they've received my AOS application. Will that suffice for
a renewal since that's all they issue? (I've checked with them and that
really is all they issue!)

Leanne
"Noorah101" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected] m...
    > > Hi Leanne! It's Kirsten from Can/Am.
    > >
    > > I wanted to warn you about e-filing. Many people who have done it
    > > have reported getting an RFE because the MSC claims they never
    > > received the supporting documents you're required to mail in. In both
    > > cases I read about the people had sent in the supporting evidence; it
    > > had just been lost. So I think it's best to just file the old
    > > fashioned way. Oh, and I haven't heard of it being any faster either.
    > >
    > > I think they recommend filing 90 days before the current ones expire.
    > >
    > > Good luck, and take care, Kirsten :)
    > It's recommended to file 90 days before your current EAD
    > expires...however, with the backlog at MSC, I've heard it's best to
    > reapply even earlier, perhaps even 5 or 6 months before your current EAD
    > expires. Things are getting crazy!
    > Best Wishes,
    > Rene
    > --
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Leanne Wicks

    > It's recommended to file 90 days before your current EAD
    > expires...however, with the backlog at MSC, I've heard it's best to
    > reapply even earlier, perhaps even 5 or 6 months before your current EAD
    > expires. Things are getting crazy!

Just to clarify - according to the Cleveland office, EAD (first times and
renewals) must be filed by mail. Does that mean that I mail it to Cleveland
(like I did the first time) and they'll forward it on to the MSC?

Leanne

dhabud

Hi Leanne

Remember me, I talked to you about Dirving license. Here is what I did for my AP. After I applied for AOS, EAD, at cleveland in Feb 2004. they sent me cashier receipt on about 10 Fef, 2004.

Now In April 2004, I applied for AP at cleveland. I sent the AP application and the copy of cashiers receipt by mail to cleveland office. In turn MSC sent me the NOA for AP application in May 2004. And I actually received my AP from MSC in July 2004.

Hope this Helps. Post us on how you filed your renewal EAD. I need to follow it sometime in future.

Regards
Dhabud