Work authorisation with E2
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Work authorisation with E2
We got our E2 visa end of Oct 2017 and moved to Florida on 1 Nov last year, my wife STILL hasn't got her work authorisation OR SSN and it's really affecting us financially.
How long did you guys wait for this?
We have tried calling the relevant dept but just keep getting told we have to wait....?
How long did you guys wait for this?
We have tried calling the relevant dept but just keep getting told we have to wait....?
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Re: Work authorisation with E2
SSN time seems a long time so I will ask the question
You did apply for them right
What is the status of the EAD on the USCIS case status
https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do
What are the processing times for the EAD ( albeit these are nearly always out of date )
https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processTimesDisplayInit.do
Our most recent EAD took 103 days (very recent )
You did apply for them right
What is the status of the EAD on the USCIS case status
https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do
What are the processing times for the EAD ( albeit these are nearly always out of date )
https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processTimesDisplayInit.do
Our most recent EAD took 103 days (very recent )
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Re: Work authorisation with E2
SSN time seems a long time so I will ask the question
You did apply for them right
What is the status of the EAD on the USCIS case status
What are the processing times for the EAD ( albeit these are nearly always out of date )
Our most recent EAD took 103 days (very recent )
You did apply for them right
What is the status of the EAD on the USCIS case status
What are the processing times for the EAD ( albeit these are nearly always out of date )
Our most recent EAD took 103 days (very recent )
It's a landscape business we have do the profits will start going down and if my wife can't start earning money soon we will have to sell the business and go home.
It's extremely unhelpful that the process takes so long, it feels like they don't want Brits here really!
#5
Re: Work authorisation with E2
Thanks Fred, yes we just had a letter dated 21 Feb which says they have our request and we just have to keep waiting.
It's a landscape business we have do the profits will start going down and if my wife can't start earning money soon we will have to sell the business and go home.
It's extremely unhelpful that the process takes so long, it feels like they don't want Brits here really!
It's a landscape business we have do the profits will start going down and if my wife can't start earning money soon we will have to sell the business and go home.
It's extremely unhelpful that the process takes so long, it feels like they don't want Brits here really!
#6
Re: Work authorisation with E2
We got our E2 visa end of Oct 2017 and moved to Florida on 1 Nov last year, my wife STILL hasn't got her work authorisation OR SSN and it's really affecting us financially.
How long did you guys wait for this?
We have tried calling the relevant dept but just keep getting told we have to wait....?
How long did you guys wait for this?
We have tried calling the relevant dept but just keep getting told we have to wait....?
Rene
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Re: Work authorisation with E2
Why would the profits start going down? My husband is in landscaping and they are heading into their busiest time of the year (in fact they are always busy - in winter they do ice melt and snow shoveling as well but this is obviously not necessary everywhere). From spring they start working 7 days a week and still can't keep up with it all. They draft in temps for the spring and summer.
#9
Re: Work authorisation with E2
Thanks Fred, yes we just had a letter dated 21 Feb which says they have our request and we just have to keep waiting.
It's a landscape business we have do the profits will start going down and if my wife can't start earning money soon we will have to sell the business ....
It's a landscape business we have do the profits will start going down and if my wife can't start earning money soon we will have to sell the business ....
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Re: Work authorisation with E2
Lawn service and pool cleaning are two of the most popular businesses for foreigners to buy into and/or start up as a means of getting an E2 visa. And they are also two of the most likely to fail within a year or two.
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Re: Work authorisation with E2
I wonder what was put into the business plan to show how they would sustain the business through the lean months. Somehow the business plan was approved so it must have been thought-out beyond the first 4 months. Doesn't look good if they are already running out of money.