H4 EAD Delays

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s0007

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s0007
Feb 23, 2021 38 Comments

Wanted to get some guidance from this community. As many of you may know that H4 and H4 EAD processing over the last year has been prolonged. That has resulted in job losses for many SO's. Curious to understand if you were able to get any traction from USCIS for your EAD applications and how did you navigate the process.

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  • Amazon
    s0007

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    s0007
    OP
    Just a quick update...my wife had filed her application in May and recd a biometrics appointment at the beginning of Feb and received confirmation of her EAD and H4 a few days back...the entire process was very depressing and exhausting and a black box. Over the course of last 9 months we had reached to USCIS multiple times, reached out to senators office and eventually ombudsman...I don't know what really worked but irrespective it was such a long process. She had already been terminated from her previous job and so we will start over and see what happens next
    Feb 28, 2021 9
    • Apple
      key-talent

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      Apple
      key-talent
      My spouses’ extension filed (not with my H1B extension, as my H1B expires in sep 2021) in mid April 2020, expired in oct 2020 (lost her job) and now got her bio early feb 2021 but even after senator follow ups and multiple UsCIS calls, no traction.. California service center.. so by the time she gets her approval and EAD, (hoping next 1-2 weeks), it’s time to apply for our extensions as my current H1 (and her H4 & EAD if approved soon) will expire by Sep 2021! What a disaster..

      been quite depressing for her and us overall.

      I even made an ask to my lawyers to file in Nebraska center but they said they can’t do it per law and based on our address and will have to file at California service center..
      Mar 31, 2021
    • Amazon
      s0007

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      s0007
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      I am sorry to hear about the troubles Apple..do you know the period for which the EAD would be valid ( I am assuming the end date would be same as the existing H4 visa end date). Keeping fingers crossed for you guys and hope things work out in your favor..the one thing that might work is as soon as you file for EAD application, call USCIS and tell them that the biometrics were done in month X and see if they can apply the same biometrics to the new application. Once that step is done, call senators office to help you with expediting
      Apr 22, 2021
  • Gap
    bornmaster

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    bornmaster
    Its just impossible to get any response from then... taking a minimum of a year. Even calling senator Congressmen has been not if much help. The h4 community needs to organize and fight a little more
    Feb 23, 2021 0
  • eBay
    bmita

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    bmita
    This is criminal. People lose jobs if EAD is not processed and sent on time. Wtf is going on? What happened to the h4 ead lawsuit?
    Feb 23, 2021 0
  • Lyft
    jiggymomo

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    jiggymomo
    H4 EAD was filed for my wife on Aug 2020. Still waiting.
    Feb 23, 2021 8
    • Asurion
      tokkale

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      tokkale
      And it’s a hit and miss I guess for some people who tried to call USCIS, call their senator etc. Some also say that if the request to expedite is declined, the petition goes back to the end of the queue and would lose the priority.
      Feb 24, 2021
    • eBay
      bmita

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      bmita
      How cruel. What if both husband and wife jointly bought a home and have mortgage to pay, now one of the spouses will lose the job due to delays in issuing the EAD card. Are they supposed to lose the home for no fault of theirs? Doesn’t make sense. IMO H4 EADs should be auto approved if the other spouse’s H1b is still valid and in play. The inefficiency and discrimination is blatant.
      Feb 24, 2021
  • Asurion
    tokkale

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    tokkale
    It’s intentional as they were not able to kill the program. So, can’t do much.

    In my case, even though there is no requirement for biometrics as they were given in 2019, and its EAD alone as spouse entered on H4, just the processing of EAD is still going on after 5 months.
    Feb 23, 2021 4
    • Amazon
      ghchk

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      ghchk
      Sorry I meant to ask what’s the biometrics requirement as in how old biometrics can they use? My wife gave biometrics for H4 in 2019 for stamping in India. We are waiting for 5 months for biometrics. 2019 is pretty recent to USCIS should be able to reuse that. Not sure why they aren’t able to use it. Do you know how old can biometrics be so they can be reused ?
      Apr 19, 2021
    • Asurion
      tokkale

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      tokkale
      I think they are reusing biometrics for EAD only and not for H4 extensions. In my case she entered the country on H4 status and we applied for EAD alone. No H4 extension is needed.
      Apr 19, 2021