-INS Orlando EAD Renewal, Procedural Changes Options
Q: I just dropped off my EAD renewal which was accepted, (that's the good news) the bad news is that Orlando is now backed up with literally thousands of TSC EAD renewals and no longer issues them the following week to ten days as they used to. It's now 30-90 days for them to mail you an appointment. (bad news!) However, there is a change in the law (any law gurus know the exact statute?) that will allow the receipt for an I-765 renewal to be valid as an EAD for 90 days. (good news!) The only problem is convincing the employer.
A: -"The district director shall adjudicate the application within 90 days from the date of receipt of the application by the INS, except in the case of an initial application for employment authorization under § 274a.12(c)(8), which is governed by paragraph (a)(2) of this section. Failure to complete the adjudication within 90 days will result in the grant of an employment authorization document for a period not to exceed 240 days." Although it can be argued that the grant is automatic, I believe the current administrative practice is that the interim employment authorization must be issued by your local district director. So theoretically you should be able to go down to your local INS office