October 2015 Visa bulletin has some big news .You can now apply for an EAD if you have a approved I-140. There will be new cut off dates ( or as we call it Acceptance Cut off date ) . You can apply for EAD with approved I-140 based on your acceptance cut off date.
The rule should be published shortly as per the news from Ombudsman DHS. As you know there is a long waiting time for nationals from China and India ( countries from where most people come here in USA) for Green card in EB2 and EB3 category.
Below is the typical Green Card process for Employment Category:
Now what is Priority Date ?
Priority Date is a date when your LCA ( Labor Certification) was filed. According to the November 2015 bulletin the priority date for EB3 Category for India is April 1 2004.
If we do simple maths here then that's a 11 Year wait for a person who applied for his Green Card back in 2004 and now he has become eligible to file his I-485.
The new EAD for I140 rule ( proposed) is expected to change some things around. This proposed rule says that Employment based Green card should be able to apply for EAD after Stage 2 of the Green Card process. This is what is expected from this proposed rule.
Lets see the Current Green Card Processing Timeline for EAD
Expected Timeline for filing EAD for I-140
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