申请EAD卡名字错误的处理流程

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收到卡发现多了一个Middle name,顿时崩溃,后花2个多月解决了,细节写出来给大家参考。

返卡的邮寄地址就在Notice I-797上,邮寄材料也在Notice写的很清楚。我不放心又进USCIS网址double check了下地址,确保无误。我的邮寄材料(后面我发现I-797 Notice上,写着要附上Notice的Photocopy,但是我当时没看到也没附上,估计是确定你的基本信息和Case Number):

1)有问题的EAD卡原件
2)A Letter of Explanation(因为我换搬家了,信里面必须告诉新地址,最后打印在信末尾手写签字)
3)护照复印页
4)My current I-20复印页,有opt雇主和开始日期的最新opt。
5)Form I-765有名字的那页。
我的信如下(信的关键信息我都标粗+下划线):
Date: 08/21/2021
USCIS
Potomac Service Center
2200 Potomac Center Dr
MS 2425
Arlington, VA 20598-2425
Subject: Correction Request for Employment Authorization Document (EAD) Error
Name: ***
Date of Birth: ***
SEVIS ID: ***
USCIS Receipt number: ***
Dear USCIS Officer:
This letter is to inform you that my Post-completion OPT EAD Card was issued with the incorrect name. Please find the incorrect EAD card enclosed.
Please issue me a new EAD card with the correct name (** **). I have enclosed a copy of my passport, my current I-20, and Form I-765 – Page 1 with my correct name when I applied for the EAD card in April 2021, as the evidence to support my request.
Since I have moved to ***, please mail my corrected Post-Completion EAD card to my NEW U.S. mailing address:
******
Please contact me at ***@gmail.com if you require additional information or documentation to process this request.
Thank you so much.
Sincerely,

时间线:
04/27 We received your Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization.

05/15 收到纸质版Notice I-797C,说是收到材料开始处理。

07/02 We approved your Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization.

07/08 The Post Office picked up mail containing your new card.

07/09 The Post Office delivered your new card to the address you gave us.(收到EAD卡和Approval Notice I-797(不确定是不是同时收到),发现卡和Notice I-797的名字有错,多加了一个Middle Name,并发现最早收到的Notice I-797C的名字也错了!我想如果那时候发现这个错误,马上在USCIS e-request page提交申请改I-765,或许改起来容易多了。)

07/10 网上提交了一个改名字申请(估计这没啥用,但是如果你地址变了,不确定这个是否能帮你地址),在Service Request-Typographic Error里面,我当时还没搬家,填写的是旧地址。
收到email说:
Thank you for your request:
USCIS will review and process the request
Expect a reply by July 31, 2021
后面就没有消息了,后来问emma人工客服,说他们在8/11回复,但我没收到电子或纸质邮件,记录如下"You submitted the request for the error on 07/09/2021 and got the response on 08/11/2021"

07/12 告诉雇主名字错误的事情,确定了不影响入职,咨询学校并申请有工作单位和开始时间的新I-20。

07/31 搬家到工作的州。

08/01 OPT开始第一天,这天开始才能办理驾照。

08/02 去MA办理换驾照(其他州的旧驾照过期1年以内都很方便,提前在之前的州车辆管理处打印好Drive Record,并提前几天预约,网上提交申请材料没成功,直接预约去的现场,说明EAD卡名字的事情,一切都挺顺利,给了正确名字的一个纸质驾照,后邮寄给我两个正式驾照,一个是正确名字,一个是有middle name的错误卡。过几天办理车保险还是出现这个错误名字,和保险公司更新姓名,后收到car title时也是错误的名字,我估计他们系统都是直接连着的。)

08/07 网上填写AR-11表(搬家换地址),这个时候在Have you filed an immigration-related application or petition and have not yet received a decision notice, card, or document? 这一项,我选择了No,后来发现应该选Yes,这样就能把你的OPT Case同时改地址,不然你申请OPT用的旧地址或许无法通过AR-11更新。然后在USPS注册账户并申请了Change your Address,这个非常有用,之前邮寄到旧地址的信都会转到新地址,我的毕业证就这样转过来了。个人认为注册USPS的账号还是有必要的,如果有你的邮件,登录系统后在Informed Delivery里可查询到邮件的详细情况,包括目的地、目前在哪里、时间等。如果USCIS网址上查到Tracking Number,但是USPS账号登录后查不到,大概率就寄往旧地址了。这时候马上申请邮件hold在旧地址邮局,自己去邮局取较为保险。

08/09 给学校国际处发邮件,申请SEVP Portal。并在学校系统和Portal里面更新地址。

08/18 用错误名字的EAD卡入职(没看原件,就给了复印件),HR说拿到正确卡后再给他复印件即可。入职要写的I-9表格有最后合法工作日和USCIS Number这两个信息最重要,后来拿到新卡发现USCIS Number不会变。

08/21 UPS邮寄资料(Next Day Air Saver),UPS系统查不到邮寄的网址,我让工作人员输入,后来查到如果用USPS邮寄就能找到邮寄地址,应该用USPS邮寄最好。我写的邮寄地址(MS是Mail Stop的缩写后面四个数字是邮编后四位):
USCIS
Potomac Service Center
2200 Potomac Center Dr
MS 2425
Arlington, VA 20598-2425

08/23 Delivered CAPITOL HEIGHTS MD US(安全检查,然后过几天内部送到邮寄地址,UPS系统送到此为止)

08/26 We received your card that you returned along with a letter from you.

(09/03, Emma人工(多次输入Live Chat),询问地址是否修改成功,答复没有,问是否可以帮我修改,答复不能,一个Emma给我send a request关于Non-Delivery of Card(需要等30天处理),说我的卡邮寄了,但是没人接收,又邮寄给USCIS,其实他是看错了,我的卡目前没有邮寄。另外一个Emma说,这个Non-Delivery of Card有修改地址的功能。我心想也行,如果地址修改没成功,邮寄错了,卡退回来,他们刚好处理这个request说不定有用。
09/08, Emma人工,询问地址是否修改成功,答复没有,但是给了一个关键信息,说我的Case上有一个note,写着“CUSTOMER STATES THEY UDPATED THEIR ADDRESS AND BEFORE IT WAS CHANGED THE CARD WAS MAILED. IT HAS BEEN RETURNED AS OF 08/26 AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT MAILED OUT TO THE CORRECT, UPDATED ADDRESS. THANK YOU!”我一下放心了,估计是他们看到邮寄给他们的Letter of Explanation的地址变更说明起的作用,其实我是在新地址邮寄的卡,这个note说的不太准确,但能给USCIS处理的人提示,就是我换地址了!然后,进USCIS我的账户里面加上ead的case(这case不是网申),就能在里面查看case状态(有的时间、语句和USCIS网址查到的稍微有点差别)。
09/14,Emma人工,询问姓名和地址是否修改成功,答复都修改成功了!我估计在updated your name或者New Card Is Being Produced这个阶段有人处理我的邮寄地址)

09/10 We updated your name for your Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization.

09/13 New Card Is Being Produced

09/16 Card Was Mailed To Me(USPS还没有取件)

09/17 Card Was Picked Up By The United States Postal Service(Tracking number出现,USPS网址查询是LEES SUMMIT, MO寄出,时间是17号下午1点多,同时USPS登录自己账号Informed Delivery—packages,看到了邮寄目的地是新地址,顿时放心了,还能看出卡在Lees summit production facility制造)

09/19 收到USPS Informed Delivery发送的电子邮件,显示邮件将在周一到达(09/17就能在USPS网站查到)。

09/20 Card Was Delivered To Me By The Post Office
收到新卡(除了正面、背面最后一行的姓名更新,背面左上角的编号和条形码也和旧卡不同,其余都一样)
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