Originally posted by LostInCountry
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Hello Rajesh,
My husband just got his L1 extension blanket petition filed and now I am confused how to go about my L2 extension and EAD renewal done. Last year I lost my job as USCIS took 4 months to renew my EAD (I had sent my renewal application 60 days prior to expiry but it took longer for the to process it and in this long wait time my EAD was expired).
I had sent my EAD renewal request in July2018 which went to the Vermont Office(USCIS). They took 4 months to send me my renewed card and that also with a validity of only 5 months only since my husband's L1 is expiring in Apr2019.
Now when this L1 is getting extended its time again for me to renew my EAD once again. I want to send my L2 extension and EAD renewal together this time to the CA office. I do not think you can choose where to send the L2 Extension and EAD renewal documents (experts can correct me if this is incorrectly stated). It depends on where you are geographically located within the US. Please refer to the USCIS website for specific information about sending your I-539 (L2 Extension) and I-765 (EAD Renewal) forms and supporting documentation.
1. Is it safe for us to get the L1 extension stamped only for my husband in Canada or home country (India) is a better bet? If the visa application package is correctly prepared, in my opinion, it shouldnt matter whether you go for stamping in Canada or India.
2. Should my L2 stamping and EAD renewal be sent together to CA office hoping they will work sooner than the Vermont Center(their current I-765 processing time is 4months-6months)? Please see above - You will have to file paperwork based on where you reside in the US and not per which is your desired Service Center. I am
worried as I do not want to wait for 3-4 months for my EAD renewal. I am unemployed due to this confusion on the processing time. Even though I get a job now I might have to get it
terminated if it takes longer than April 2019 (my EAD is valid till Apr 2019)
2. Does the L2 extension and EAD renewal start only after L1 gets stamped? or is there a faster way to file it? As the process takes so long! Despite of my every effort to expedite the renewal
they did not expedite it and rejected all my requests. L2 Extension may qualify for premium processing but EAD renewal does not have any such provisions for expedited processing. L2 extension is dependent of L1 approval and EAD renewal is dependent on L2 extension. L1 --> L2 --> EAD
3. Can the L2 extension and EAD renewal be filed in an expedited way? L2 extension - Yes, maybe; EAD renewal - No
My husband just got his L1 extension blanket petition filed and now I am confused how to go about my L2 extension and EAD renewal done. Last year I lost my job as USCIS took 4 months to renew my EAD (I had sent my renewal application 60 days prior to expiry but it took longer for the to process it and in this long wait time my EAD was expired).
I had sent my EAD renewal request in July2018 which went to the Vermont Office(USCIS). They took 4 months to send me my renewed card and that also with a validity of only 5 months only since my husband's L1 is expiring in Apr2019.
Now when this L1 is getting extended its time again for me to renew my EAD once again. I want to send my L2 extension and EAD renewal together this time to the CA office. I do not think you can choose where to send the L2 Extension and EAD renewal documents (experts can correct me if this is incorrectly stated). It depends on where you are geographically located within the US. Please refer to the USCIS website for specific information about sending your I-539 (L2 Extension) and I-765 (EAD Renewal) forms and supporting documentation.
1. Is it safe for us to get the L1 extension stamped only for my husband in Canada or home country (India) is a better bet? If the visa application package is correctly prepared, in my opinion, it shouldnt matter whether you go for stamping in Canada or India.
2. Should my L2 stamping and EAD renewal be sent together to CA office hoping they will work sooner than the Vermont Center(their current I-765 processing time is 4months-6months)? Please see above - You will have to file paperwork based on where you reside in the US and not per which is your desired Service Center. I am
worried as I do not want to wait for 3-4 months for my EAD renewal. I am unemployed due to this confusion on the processing time. Even though I get a job now I might have to get it
terminated if it takes longer than April 2019 (my EAD is valid till Apr 2019)
2. Does the L2 extension and EAD renewal start only after L1 gets stamped? or is there a faster way to file it? As the process takes so long! Despite of my every effort to expedite the renewal
they did not expedite it and rejected all my requests. L2 Extension may qualify for premium processing but EAD renewal does not have any such provisions for expedited processing. L2 extension is dependent of L1 approval and EAD renewal is dependent on L2 extension. L1 --> L2 --> EAD
3. Can the L2 extension and EAD renewal be filed in an expedited way? L2 extension - Yes, maybe; EAD renewal - No
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