2020年如何renew combo卡？| How to renew a combo card in 2020

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聲明：作者不是移民律師，以下內容只是分享我自己renew combo卡的經驗，請不要以此作為權威指南。本文僅供參考，申請時請自己做研究或諮詢專業律師，作者不負任何責任。

綠卡申請時間線請看這裡.

Combo卡是什麼？

交I-485後，可以申請一份EAD（工作許可）和一份Advance Parole (AP)，俗稱「回美證「。USCIS後來把這兩都做到一張卡片上，叫做Combo card。

怎樣renew combo卡？

combo卡一般有效期是一年，由於排期越來越長，一年不夠用了，於是就需要renew。renew combo card 需要的材料 check list：

填寫好的I-765（申請EAD）
填寫好的I-131（申請AP）
EAD copy
4張照片（EAD和AP各需要2張）
485 receipt (aka. I-797C)
EAD一起寄來的有條形碼的紙（上面寫著會加速extension，應該不是必要）
填好的G-1145表，電子receipt

材料寄去哪裡？

根據USCIS網站，基於Employment based form I-485的I-765申請應該寄去Phoenix或Dallas的收件箱，取決於居住地所在州。比如住在加州就應該寄去Pheonix。具體可在這裡查詢。

以下解釋這個check list怎麼來的，沒耐心的以下都可以跳過。以上操作經實驗是可行的，下面是法理依據。

Renew Combo Card 材料 Check List 依據

根據I-765（12/26/19 版本）第20頁的說明, Required Documentation部分

The appropriate filing fee, if applicable. See the What Is the Filing Fee section of these Instructions for details.

1. Your properly signed application.
   也就是填好I-765表
2. You must submit the following documents.
   A. A copy of at least one of the following documents: Form I-94, Arrival-Departure Record (front and back), a
   printout of your electronic Form I-94 from www.cbp.gov/i94, passport, or other travel document. If you are filing
   Form I-765 under the (c)(9) category, copies of any of the above are not required.
   基於I-485的EAD也就(c)(9)不需要I-94
   B. A copy of your last EAD (front and back). If you were not previously issued an EAD, you must submit a copy of a government-issued identity document (such as a passport) showing your picture, name, and date of birth; a birth certificate with photo ID; a visa issued by a foreign consulate; or a national ID document with photo and/or fingerprint. The identity document photocopy must clearly show your facial features and contain your biographical information.
   NOTE: If you are filing under the (c)(33) category, you are not required to submit additional documentation beyond what you submit with Form I-821D under 2. What documents do you need to provide to prove identity
   in the Evidence for Initial Requests Only section of the Form I-821D Instructions.
   Renew EAD的話需要最近一份EAD卡的正反copy
   C. Photographs
   You must submit two identical color passport-style photographs of yourself taken recently. The photos must have a white to off-white background, be printed on thin paper with a glossy finish, and be unmounted and unretouched. The two identical passport-style photos must be 2 by 2 inches. The photos must be in color with a full face, frontal view, on a white to off-white background. Head height should measure 1 to 1 3/8 inches from the top of your hair to the bottom of your chin, and eye height is between 1 1/8 to 1 3/8 inches from the top of your eyes to the bottom of photo. Your head must be bare unless you are wearing headwear as required by a religious denomination of which you are a member. Using a pencil or felt pen, lightly print your name and A-Number (if any) on the back of the photo.
   兩張符合美國護照規格的照片，去Costo, CVS, Fedex之類的地方照就行

根據I-313（04/24/19版本）說明第8頁最下面：

需要official ID，EAD copy可以滿足。和I-765要求重合。

需要處於AOS(Adjustment of Status)的證據，485 receipt(aka. I-797C)可以滿是要求，這點也和I-765要求重合。

人在美國申請AP，需要2張照片

費用如何？

簡單來說，免費。

根據I-765（12/26/19 版本）說明 第24頁：

基於I-485的EAD屬於(c)(9)類型，renew不需要費用。因為renew EAD的I-765肯定不是和I-485一起交的，I-485已經交了，所以需要a copy of your Form I-797C Notice for Form I-485，也就是485的receipt。

根據I-313（04/24/19版本）說明第13頁最上面：

如果485在pending中，申請AP不要錢。也是需要485 receipt(I-797C)，和上面I-765要求一樣。

提前多久可以辦理renew combo卡?

根據USCIS官網, 在現在combo card過期前180天可以開始辦理.

Timeline

2020年5月4號寄出
2020年5月8號通知發出receipt
2020年7月10號狀態更新為「批准「
（據公開消息，比如這篇文章，給USCIS製作EAD和綠卡的外包商合同到期，而USCIS目前人手不夠，所以制卡會延遲，申請要趁早）
2020年7月27號狀態更新為「卡寄出「
2020年7月29號收到卡，有效期為2年

綠卡時間線請看這裡.