Mrs C
Aug 31, 2021
combo card finally arrived!
Did anyone here got 2 years validity of their ead/combo card???
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c bAug 31, 2021
congrats ππ I believe it is 2yrs now
Victory VictoryAug 31, 2021
@Mrs c, yours is 2 years?
Mrs CAug 31, 2021
@victory Yes! I dont know why I got 2 years but it's a good thing π But still hoping to get a schedule for my interview too ππ»
Victory VictoryAug 31, 2021
@Mrs c, it's the new mandate/policy that took effect either in June. it came as a result of the ead/cases boaklog that USCIS is faced with. I have copy of the policy which changes the ead validity period from one year to 2 years
Mrs CAug 31, 2021
@victory Oh I see, Have you got your ead as well?
Victory VictoryAug 31, 2021
@Mrs c, not yet....
Victory VictoryAug 31, 2021
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration
Services
www.uscis.gov
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Office of the Director
Camp Springs, MD 20588-0009
June 9, 2021 PA-2021-10
Policy Alert
SUBJECT: Employment Authorization for Certain Adjustment Applicants
Purpose
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating policy guidance in the USCIS
Policy Manual to increase the amount of time a grant of employment authorization is valid for
applicants seeking adjustment of status under Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(INA).
Background
When an applicant applies for adjustment of status, he or she may also apply for employment
authorization so that the applicant may work in the United States while waiting for a decision on the
adjustment application. Currently, USCIS issues adjustment applicants Employment Authorization
Documents (EADs) that are valid for 1 year. However, in the interest of reducing the burden on both
the agency and the public, because the current median processing time for certain adjustment of status
applications is close to or greater than 1 year, USCIS will now issue initial and renewal EADs to
adjustment applicants that are valid for 2 years. Replacement EADs will not be affected by this
update; USCIS will continue to issue replacement EADs with the same validity dates as the original
EAD.1
This guidance, contained in Volume 10 of the Policy Manual, is effective immediately. The guidance
contained in the Policy Manual is controlling and supersedes any related prior guidance.
Policy Highlights
β’ Updates the validity period for initial and renewal EADs issued to applicants for adjustment of
status under INA 245 from 1 year to 2 years.
Citation
Volume 10: Employment Authorization, Part B, Specific Categories, Chapter 4, Adjustment
Applicants Under INA 245 [10 USCIS-PM B.4].
1 An applicant files for a replacement EAD if his or her card has been lost, stolen, mutilated, or when the previously
issued card contains erroneous information, such as a misspelled name.
Victory VictoryAug 31, 2021
I'm hoping to get mine soon cuz it's 4 months plus since I filed for my ead
Mrs CAug 31, 2021
@victory Thank you for the information! I hope you get it soon ππ»
Victory VictoryAug 31, 2021
@Mrs c, you're welcome! I'm getting mine soon by the grace and mercy of God. ππ
Tin M.Aug 31, 2021
what was your PD?
Mrs CAug 31, 2021
@Justin Dec 3,2020
Meelo MontAug 31, 2021
I got mine last week,2 yrs also
