Martin M
Jul 26, 2022
EAD Approved š„³ š
Finally itās my turn to give back to this community š The posts and comments here were very helpful in our process to expedite EAD. Sharing our experience in case it can be helpful to others.
- July 6: called USCIS at 8am EST at 8003755283, said infopass, and spoke to an agent to request an expedite based on a pending job offer and financial loss category. Was given a referral number starting with T1B1 (the referral doesnāt seem to be helpful because thereās no way to track the request. Never got a confirmation that the request was created). If you donāt call at 8am, itās fine too, just keep in mind the wait is long.
- July 11: used the online Emma chat to follow up on my request. This was the only time we could manage to get in queue (typed infopass until getting in queue) so preferred to call subsequent times.
- July 15: called to follow up and also sent a message through USCIS online account (never got any response through the online account).
- July 20: called again and put a second request, got a new referral number also starting with T1B1.
- July 22: got an email from USCIS asking to fax supporting documents to a number. Same day faxed all of the documents. They only asked to fax job offer letter, but we included others: Cover letter explaining our situation and noting the team at NBC to address the attention to, a copy of USCIS email, job offer letter, doctorās notes, medical bills, tuition bills, rent and electricity bills.
- July 25: noticed something looked different for my I-765 case on my online account in the morning (thereās a blue section on top left saying concurrent filing). Case approved in the afternoon.
Hope this helps people waiting for their news and best of wishes to the community. #ead #expedite
Naturalization
Application for Naturalization
Total Days: 1248 days
Case
2021-12-14
Today
I-765
228 Days
N-400
189 Days
I-131
1248 Days
I-130
1248 Days
I-485
1248 Days
National Benefits Center: I-765, N-400, I-131, I-130, I-485
Timeline Map
2021-12-14
I-765
I-131
I-130
I-485
Priority Date
2021-12-14
I-131
I-130
I-485
Submission to USCIS
2021-12-16
I-765
D+2
Submission to USCIS
2022-01-25
I-765
I-131
I-130
I-485
D+42
Biometrics, i.e. fingerprint and photo
2022-04-18
N-400
D+125
Submission to USCIS
2022-04-19
N-400
D+126
Biometrics, i.e. fingerprint and photo
2022-08-01
I-765
D+230
Decision (Approval or Denial)
2022-08-22
N-400
D+251
Interview
2022-10-24
N-400
D+314
Decision (Approval or Denial)
2022-11-01
Added
D+322
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blee senJul 26, 2022
congratulations! looking forward for my timeline post as well
marc LouisJul 26, 2022
congrat
b rJul 26, 2022
Hi Martin, Iām also planning to fax my evidence, how do you go about the attn: number I donāt understand and where to add it on the fax
Martin MJul 26, 2022
@b r on the first page of the document package youāre faxing, put the attn there in bold and big font so that when you fax to the number provided, they can see which department/team to send the documents to.
Princess EJul 26, 2022
congrats
b rJul 26, 2022
@martin m thank you
Hope DJul 26, 2022
thank you for sharing your experience. I literally tried many ways to get this expedited request going (requested on June 29, email from USCIS on July 12, Congressman office sent evidence on July 21, phone call to ask about the status of this expedited request on July 25. still no news. my I-765 status did not even change. desperately waiting for good news. I have a job offer waiting for this EAD.
Martin MJul 26, 2022
@Hope D I am so sorry to hear about your experience. I hope you have good news soon š¤I know itās quite frustrating but donāt lose hope. My PD is Dec 2021, so by the time I got approval itās more than 7 months of filing.
Hope DJul 26, 2022
thank you! I filed on dec 2021 too. itās almost 8 months now.
high hopes š¤Jul 27, 2022
@hope my pd is December 15, 2021
i tried expediting today but no luck. i did get a chance to connect with a live agent but after sometime he just closed the chat window by saying theyāre facing some technical difficulties at the moment. ill try calling tomorrow.
Hope DJul 28, 2022
Yup. that happened so many times. I called and I get in line with Emma. whatever comes first, I take that one. good luck tmr!
high hopes š¤Jul 28, 2022
thanks @hope!
high hopes š¤Jul 28, 2022
I got to expedite today! I really hope i get to hear some good news soon. š
Martin MJul 28, 2022
Fingers crossed š¤Let me know if you have any questions.
high hopes š¤Jul 28, 2022
thanks martin! i have mixed feelings about it. but I really hope and pray that they approve my request. I really want to be able to start working now š©
Martin MJul 29, 2022
i hope you get yours soon. we have similar PD. you should receive your ead as itās been almost 8 months. if you donāt hear anything after 7 days, follow up. as you can see from my post, i called them up a lot to get my card. its status just changed to ācard was producedā today, 3 days after approval. i hope i can get in the mail soon so that I can start working.
high hopes š¤Jul 29, 2022
thanks for the info @martin!
youāll get your card soon and goodluck for the future endeavors! :)
high hopes š¤Jul 29, 2022
hey @martin
i got an email today from uscis request supporting documents. but they havenāt provided anything where i can fax. can you pls enlighten me on what i can do?
high hopes š¤Jul 29, 2022
requesting *
Martin MJul 29, 2022
thatās strange. can you post the content of the email? did they ask for any documents specifically? (for me they asked for offer letter as I said I had a job offer). they should provide instruction about how to submit evidence. for some people, I saw that they didnāt ask for any evidence anf hours after the email, they got approval which could also be your case.
high hopes š¤Jul 29, 2022
they said they need additional evidence for uscis to consider this request šµāš«
high hopes š¤Jul 29, 2022
and they sent a referrence number
Martin MJul 29, 2022
in that case I would call them and tell them that you received the email asking for additional evidence but thereās no instructions about how to submit the evidences. then they should let you know what to do. the goals of the call should be where to send the evidence and try to get what evidence they are looking for. if evidence is not specific, I would send cover letter explaining your situation, any bills (rent, medical, tuition, utilities, mortgageā¦), offer letter if you have. now they asked for evidence so the representative canāt tell you to just wait. i hope for you, because itās not specific, you may actually get approval soon. call them and they may have better insight.
high hopes š¤Jul 29, 2022
thanks I really hope thatās the case! š¤
P RSep 20, 2022
Hi Martin! I just noticed the blue icon saying āConcurrent filingā in my online account - along with my partnerās application. I was looking for any info online about this and found your post here. Does it mean that someone is looking into my account now?
Martin MSep 20, 2022
hi P R have you seen that icon before or it appears recently? in my case, I didnāt see it initially but soon (just a few hours) after I saw that icon, I got approval for my EAD.
P RSep 20, 2022
I havenāt seen it before.
Martin MSep 20, 2022
so I hope you would hear good news soon.
Martin MOct 3, 2022
we are tracking all applications. n-400 is for me (I was a greencard holder). the remaining of the applications are for my wife (not related to n-400).
