speedyvespa <member6884@british_expats.com> wrote in message news:<>...
The conclusion of this tale is this: if I hadn't have chased up my
> application by physically visiting the local office, my application
> would have been in limbo. The SSA have a 60-day drop-dead processing
> timeframe, and the BCIS aren't expected to process an EAD until between
> 60 and 90 days. She informed me that if the BCIS respond with
> confirmation that an EAD has been granted, then the SSA have no
> application case to apply it to.
The application should stay pending for 120 days, but this is why I
say to go back every couple of weeks to have the office query SAVE
and/or ask if a G-845 has been sent and if it has come back.
Look at EM-02091
http://policy.ssa.gov/public/referen...ttocategory=EM
"You may leave the SSN application pend in the system with the EVC of
"S" until the alien returns with new documents (which will need to be
verified with INS) or the application drops off the system after 120
days."