12/06/2005

For those who have filed the Adjustment of Status applications, the employment authorization documents (EADs) are issued in one-year increments. The expiration date is stated clearly on the card. EADs need to be renewed in order to maintain employment eligibility. Therefore, a renewal request should be filed early enough, generally about 4 months prior to the expiration date, to allow the USCIS at least 90 days to process the case. 

The EB3 priority dates retrogressed as of January 1, 2005. People with EB3 cases should apprise themselves of  this issue, know their priority dates, and know how to determine whether these dates are current. This is particularly important for those who were unable to file their EB3 Adjustment of Status cases. 

An Adjustment of Status case can only be filed if the priority date is current. Thus, for persons waiting to file, it is important to know right away when the date becomes current. This will allow such individuals to file and avoid further delays should the dates retrogress yet again. 

For one with an I-485 pending in the EB3 preference category, watching the priority dates will give a sense of whether the case is eligible for approval, as an immigrant visa number must be available for the case to be approved.

 

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