Just mailed my 4th renewal today.

2MoreYears · 2MoreYears

My current EAD expires 4/21/2021.

I didn't include the 2 passport photos this time.

Wish me luck!

Demise · Demise

I only included those things with my first application. Literally only time I've seen an RFE for pictures were for a 11 year old kid who was applying for AOS because they're exempt from biometrics.

eric_prec · eric_prec

Mine expires on 01/25/2021. are we allowed to send that early?

Pianoswithoutfaith · Pianoswithoutfaith

There’s been cases here of people having their application rejected or RFE for no passport photos. I mean at the end of the day is up to whoever will look at the application if they want to pursue this small things

akkiano · akkiano

They updated the I-765 form and this time around the instructions explicitly instruct to include 2 passport style photos:

Quote:

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.

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.

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.

sk16 · sk16

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Originally Posted by eric_prec

Mine expires on 01/25/2021. are we allowed to send that early?

correct me if I'm wrong but I think they won't process until you're at 150 days before expiration.

2MoreYears · 2MoreYears

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Originally Posted by sk16

correct me if I'm wrong but I think they won't process until you're at 150 days before expiration.

That's what I've heard. I still wanted to have my renewal app in the system anyways.

Crossed fingers.

txgirl · txgirl

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Originally Posted by 2MoreYears

That's what I've heard. I still wanted to have my renewal app in the system anyways.

Crossed fingers.

Mine expires 03/2021 ... might send it in too.

DogJuiceMan · DogJuiceMan

I submitted mine without those photos and still got approved and now I have the card.

Mileage may vary, I guess it depends on who the processing agent is, some might be by the book for the rule.

2MoreYears · 2MoreYears

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