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How to Apply L2 EAD

Filing your EAD is a task in itself, I have been through L2 EAD twice. Earlier the response from USCIS was time bound, lately it has changed. I got mine in about 120 days but I hear wait could be longer. Here are some tips that may help you with filing. You need not go to USCIS service center in person ( at least this is the case till Sep-18). When you have to do it without visiting, send all the possible documents along with pay check to your USCIS service center. [You can find your service center form USCIS site] Documents to send to USCIS Filing fee - Check/Cheque G-1145 form  I-765 form L1 approval notice Copy of Passport for self Copy of I-94 for self Copy of Passport for L1 Beneficiary  Copy of I-94 for L1 Beneficiary Marriage Certificate Two photographs for self Copy of SSN (if available) Copy of old EAD card (if available) Cover Letter L1 beneficiary salary slips - I haven't sent them but heard that few people got RFE asking this. Tips: ...
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Investment Option - Equity Trading

Trading - good or bad? boon or curse? Should I do it or should I not? So many questions when the hard earn money is at stake! Here are some points I wish I had known before I traded. 1) Trading is not investment option if you are not ready to wait for few years. 2) Before doing equity trading do mutual fund investments* 3) There will be many ups and downs in share market depending on various factors, do not panic . 4) Never ever buy shares on margin given by broker always do cash equity trading.  5) Never ever put all your savings in equity . Distribute it mostly like 35% in property, 20% in FDs or fixed interest schemes, 10% in gold (precious commodities) and 35% in equity. 6) Always do analysis of a company you are going to buy the shares of. 7) Build Your portfolio - Buy shares all sectors like banking and finance, housing, pharma, power, metal, energy,  hotel and hospitality. 8) Do not buy all shares at a time, wait for right movement in mark...
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Raise Service Request with USCIS

When you need to know where your case is from EAD perspective that time Service Request or Case Inquiry come in handy. I called the USCIS customer care and talked with a USCIS representative. Having below things handy while on call will help both you and the representative.  Receipt Number  Date when Filed  Petition  Any existing EAD documents The representative raised an SR for me and told the number as well. After that I call, I received the mail about inquiry in 7 days. If your email-id is registered with USCIS then you may also get an email. As per my knowledge they send mail/email once the SR is completed. Note: If you have a kid around [basically any disturbance] or you think it is not possible for you to talk during business hours, you can do it online using https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/Intro.do All the best
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What is Service Request With USCIS

While going through EAD process I came across this term - Service Request Or SR as people call it.  I am not doing my EAD through attorney and so I have to figure out everything from various articles on the USCIS site. Believe me, USCIS site is the ultimate source of information that one needs but sometimes I want to have a quick reference to what I read/understood to avoid the trouble of reading everything again. In short, below points would summarize Service request, It is  an inquiry made to USCIS to track case (e.g. Visa, EAD) It is useful when someone needs an update on their case from USCIS It can be raised by anyone -  Applicant, their Employer or Attorney. It can be raised online or by calling USCIS It can be raised for various reasons , such as: Case outside normal processing time Did not receive notice by mail Did not receive card by mail Did not receive document by mail Take Appointment Raise any typographic error ...
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Check service request status on USCIS

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I am going through various stages of getting my EAD and this step I hope you do not have to go through. I am saying so because its only been a couple of months through this phase and my anxiety has already challenged my patience almost every day recently. So here is what I am doing these days - checking the status of my service request to know where my EAD process is.  USCIS has plenty of information available on their site which is helpful. For service request status, I follow below step: 1. Access USCIS link -  https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/displayLogon.do  and go to step 2 Alternatively you can also go through  https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/landing.do   and click on the Account Login button on this page.   2. On the account login page, enter your User Name and Password and click Login. 3. Once you are logged in, on below page, enter your EAD receipt number and click Add case. 4. On this ...
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