EAD+AP or Green Card Interview directly?

[nelsonwcf]

Hey Guys,

After a bureaucratic hell at USCIS that required me to request DHS Ombudsman to intervene, my wife finally did her biometrics interview on 12/28/21. We applied (in 2020) for the I-485 + I-131 + I-765 together but after checking some people complained their EAD+AP were skipped and they went directly for the Green Card interview.

Additional information: because of the USCIS system issue and one year until solving everything, our priority date for the EAD+AP was February of 21. Theoretically, she should get her AP+EAD very soon but with all conflicting information I don't know what to believe anymore.

Can anyone in here shed some light on this matter?

Again, thank you in advance.

[Enub4]

Is hard to say. Some believe that USCIS doesn't even start the clock for the EAD until the biometrics, if this is true, then it doesn't matter if you applied a year ago if the biometrics were done recently. Good luck and I hope you get the EAD/AP soon.

[nelsonwcf]

I've read that, in theory, the AP and EAD start at the application, not on the biometrics but I was wondering exactly what you said, that they may only start it after the biometrics. I got my EAD + AP two weeks after the biometrics, but for my wife this is taking longer. (and her priority date was February 2021).

Does infopass still exists in USCIS?

[Enub4]

I don't think infopass are available anymore or at least not currently.

Family/dependents cases can take more/less time than the principal applicant. From what I read you can do an inquiry about your EAD/AP if it is taking too long. You need to review the current dates available to do an inquiry.