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Old 11-26-2003, 08:40 PM   #3 (permalink)
Jg
 
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Default Re: Charlotte and interim EAD experience

They gave me the one that is for 8 months (interim I believe).

"Trunk" <> wrote in message
news:...
    > did they actually give you an interim EAD or the real one, interim EAD is
    > only good for 240 days I think.
    > "JG" <> wrote in message
    > news:tx6xb.19822$...
    > > Hi all,
    > >
    > > It's day 91 from the receipt date (8/26/03) of EAD application and I
went
    > to
    > > the Charlotte office to get my interim EAD. Piece of cake!!!!
    > >
    > > Got to the office around 6:50am and the line wasn't bad at all, possibly
    > due
    > > to the cold weather (36F). Doors opened at 7:30am and I was No 18 in
line.
    > > Took about 30 min for my number to be called up at window 2. The lady
    > didn't
    > > even want to see my drivers license that has my new last name on it,
just
    > > took my passport and had me filled out a duplicate EAD application.
After
    > > she verfied my address, she told me to sit back and wait to be called
    > again.
    > > Another hour goes by and she calls me back to the window. EAD had been
    > > accepted and I needed to sit and wait again to have my picture taken.
That
    > > took 2 hours, first my right index finger got fingerprinted for the card
    > and
    > > a picture was taken. 5 min later I had my card and I was on my way back
    > > home. A total of 5 hours was spent there.
    > >
    > > Bad news was that the lady said that AOS interview is now taking 15-20
    > > months instead of the 6-9 that I was told in August... I guess it's
better
    > > just wait and see which is right.
    > >
    > > JG
    > >
    > > Our timeline
    > > 8/28/03 Received Date
    > > 10/24/03 Notice Date
    > > 11/26/03 Interim EAD received (walk-in)
    > >
    > >