Hope

Hi folks, I am here to bother you again...I had AOS interview back in
July and my GC was pending on FBI security check. Four months have
passed and I've heard nothing from USCIS. I am concerned because I am
now 8 months pregnant and my due date is Jan 30th. Coinccidently my
I765 expires exactly the same day. I have filed to renew my I765 end of
last month and completed the new biometrics also. What I am afraid is
that if I do not receive my new EAD card before end of Jan, and I go
into labor, and then I come home with a new baby (you know what I
mean), I will not have the time and energy to deal with the USCIS at
that time for a interim EAD. But I cannot afford to lose my job either.
So I have two questions:
1. should I write to the suboffice where I had AOS interview to push my
GC? if I do so, will it make any difference? (I am going to write
anyway, but just want to know if there is any effect by doing so). And
what's the most recent average waiting time for FBI background check in
NJ area, if anybody knows?
2. Is there anything I can do for the renewal of my I765 at this point
to accelarate the process? I want to avoid the last minute battle with
USCIS while having contractions. But didn't they say I must wait till
after 90days have passed to make a claim?
Please help and share your insights. Thanks so much!
Hope

Jimothy

> Hi folks, I am here to bother you again...I had AOS interview back in
> July and my GC was pending on FBI security check. Four months have
> passed and I've heard nothing from USCIS. I am concerned because I am
> now 8 months pregnant and my due date is Jan 30th. Coinccidently my
> I765 expires exactly the same day. I have filed to renew my I765 end
> of
> last month and completed the new biometrics also. What I am afraid is
> that if I do not receive my new EAD card before end of Jan, and I go
> into labor, and then I come home with a new baby (you know what I
> mean), I will not have the time and energy to deal with the USCIS at
> that time for a interim EAD. But I cannot afford to lose my job
> either.
> So I have two questions:
> 1. should I write to the suboffice where I had AOS interview to push
> my
> GC? if I do so, will it make any difference? (I am going to write
> anyway, but just want to know if there is any effect by doing so).
> And
> what's the most recent average waiting time for FBI background
> check in
> NJ area, if anybody knows?
> 2. Is there anything I can do for the renewal of my I765 at this point
> to accelarate the process? I want to avoid the last minute battle
> with
> USCIS while having contractions. But didn't they say I must wait
> till
> after 90days have passed to make a claim?
> Please help and share your insights. Thanks so much!
> Hope

Obviously I cannot say anything for definite but I would say you have a
good chance of getting your new EAD in time considering that your
biometrics are done and that it is a renewal. My renewal last year was
significantly faster than my original application. In terms of
expediting, I have heard it can be done. The example I have been told
was a doctor who was able to make the case that not being able to work
would adversely affect her patients. Her attorney wrote CIS a letter on
that basis.

As far as name check waits are concerned I don't think they are handled
regionally but I could be wrong. The CIS ombudsman's report of June
2006 stated:

"However, while the overall percentage of long-pending cases is small,
as of May 2006, USCIS reported 235,802 FBI name checks pending, with
approximately 65 percent (153,166) of those cases pending more than 90
days and approximately 35 percent (82,824) pending more than one year"

The same report included case studies of applicants waiting 5 and 6
years.

There is certainly no harm in writing to the District Office, at the
very least it gives me a little peace of mind and who knows, it may
spark someone's interest over there who can actually make a difference.

Noorah101

> Hi folks, I am here to bother you again...I had AOS interview back in
> July and my GC was pending on FBI security check. Four months have
> passed and I've heard nothing from USCIS. I am concerned because I am
> now 8 months pregnant and my due date is Jan 30th. Coinccidently my
> I765 expires exactly the same day. I have filed to renew my I765 end
> of
> last month and completed the new biometrics also. What I am afraid is
> that if I do not receive my new EAD card before end of Jan, and I go
> into labor, and then I come home with a new baby (you know what I
> mean), I will not have the time and energy to deal with the USCIS at
> that time for a interim EAD. But I cannot afford to lose my job
> either.
> So I have two questions:
> 1. should I write to the suboffice where I had AOS interview to push
> my
> GC? if I do so, will it make any difference? (I am going to write
> anyway, but just want to know if there is any effect by doing so).
> And
> what's the most recent average waiting time for FBI background
> check in
> NJ area, if anybody knows?
> 2. Is there anything I can do for the renewal of my I765 at this point
> to accelarate the process? I want to avoid the last minute battle
> with
> USCIS while having contractions. But didn't they say I must wait
> till
> after 90days have passed to make a claim?
> Please help and share your insights. Thanks so much!
> Hope

Hi Hope,

There's nothing you can do to speed up the I-765 processing. And don't
worry about the interim EAD hassle, USCIS took away the authority for
the local office to issue interim EADs. So you won't have to deal with
making the trip to the local office to get one.

Best Wishes,
Rene

Hope

Thanks Jimothy and Rene for the very helpful info! I did not know USCIS
took away the local office's authority to issue the interim EAD. I
assume it's a good thing?! Does that mean I can just phone USCIS and
ask them to issue me a interim card or the card just comes
automatically when it needs to?
So many FBI check pending cases! I guess all I can do is to sit back
and wait. :-(
Thanks once again!
Hope

Noorah101

> Thanks Jimothy and Rene for the very helpful info! I did not know
> USCIS
> took away the local office's authority to issue the interim EAD. I
> assume it's a good thing?! Does that mean I can just phone USCIS and
> ask them to issue me a interim card or the card just comes
> automatically when it needs to?
> So many FBI check pending cases! I guess all I can do is to sit back
> and wait. :-(
> Thanks once again!
> Hope

No, it means the interim EAD doesn't exist anymore, and you just have to
wait for the real thing.

Rene

Kat

Just to let you know my name check has being pending since Feb an i am
still waiting. I had my interview in May. I am sure will get the gc
EVENTUALLY...but who knows when.
Good Luck
Kat
hope wrote:
> Thanks Jimothy and Rene for the very helpful info! I did not know USCIS
> took away the local office's authority to issue the interim EAD. I
> assume it's a good thing?! Does that mean I can just phone USCIS and
> ask them to issue me a interim card or the card just comes
> automatically when it needs to?
> So many FBI check pending cases! I guess all I can do is to sit back
> and wait. :-(
> Thanks once again!
> Hope