The Ombudsman’s Office hosts public teleconferences to share information on specific topics and to hear your comments and suggestions regarding your interactions with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
Upcoming Teleconferences
USCIS EAD Processing Delays and Its Impact on U.S. Employers and Applicants
When: Thursday, March 28, 2019; 2:00 – 3:00 P.M. Eastern Time
The Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (Ombudsman) will host a listening session on Employment Authorization Document (EAD) processing, with a focus on how U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) processing impacts U.S. employers and applicants.
Starting in 2018, the Ombudsman’s Office saw a dramatic increase in case assistance requests due to delayed adjudications and non-delivery of EADs. While it is the individual applicant usually submitting the request to our office, there is almost always a U.S. employer waiting for the applicant to gain or extend employment authorization to start work at a U.S. company.
During this listening session, we invite interested parties to share how USCIS processing of EADs has impacted employment and business practices in the United States. We are interested in hearing from U.S. employers with direct business consequences due to lengthening processing times in the adjudication of EADs. We also want to hear from applicants regarding the challenges that may arise when there are delays in the adjudication or delivery of an EAD. This listening session will be an opportunity to hear from the public on the real and significant business consequences that result from USCIS’ processing delays. We welcome the public to also provide feedback and solutions to the challenges that would support a fair and transparent process. We have invited our USCIS colleagues to listen in to this teleconference to hear from our stakeholders on this important topic.
We look forward to hearing from you on these and related issues, and invite you to register for this teleconference by sending your name, organization, and title by Wednesday, March 27, 2019 to CISOmbudsman.PublicAffairs@hq.dhs.gov.
Recaps from Recent Teleconferences
- 2017 Annual Report Recap
- CIS Ombudsman Listening Session
- Employment Authorization Document and H-1B Teleconference
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Teleconference
- USCIS Processing Times Teleconference
- DMV Benefits Teleconference - Benefits for Nonimmigrant Workers
- Transformation of USCIS Systems Teleconference - USCIS's Electronic Immigration System (ELIS)
- Consular Returns- A Conversation with the Department of State and USCIS
- USCIS Forms- Impact and Process of Form Changes
- 2015 Annual Report to Congress: A Conversation with the Center for Migration Studies
- U Visa: A conversation with the Department of State and USCIS
- USCIS Validation Instrument for Business Enterprises (VIBE) -- How Is It Working For You?
- The Adjudication of L-1B "Specialized Knowledge" Worker Petitions - How Is It Working for You?
- A Conversation with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Public Advocate
- Change of Address: How Is It Working For You?
- Unaccompanied Children: A Conversation with USCIS and EOIR
- Small & Start-Up Business Immigration Issues: A Conversation with the Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy
- Survivor Benefits under INA §204(l): A Conversation with USCIS
- U Visas: A Conversation with the Department of State and USCIS
- Immigration Status Verifications for Driver’s Licenses, Public Benefits, and Social Security Cards: A Conversation with USCIS
- Application Processing Times: A Conversation with USCIS Office of Performance and Quality
- Export Controls Requirements on Form I-129: A Conversation with the Commerce Department
- Family-based Retrogression
- Child Status Protection Act (CSPA): How Is It Working For You?
- FOIA: How Is It Working For You?
Read Recaps from Archived Teleconferences