It is still advised to call in advance if planning to pay a bond on a Friday to ensure that personnel will be available to handle the request. Generally, TPS filings are adjudicated at the time of walk in. Provided all documentation is complete at the time of filing, an employment authorization document will be issued to the TPS applicant. If the case is complicated or it requires further investigation, it may be referred to exams for scheduling of an interview at a later date. A separate sequence of numbers for being served at the counter is available to attorneys.
Attorneys can file as many cases as they want when being served in the attorney's line.
If, however, the attorney takes a number in the public line, only one case may be filed at the counter. Depending on the number of attorneys and the number of cases each attorney is filing, the public line sometimes may be quicker. An attorney cannot take both a number in the public line and the attorney line, but must elect at the time of taking a number, in which line they wish to be served. The current number being served, as well as the number being issued, is available at the front desk at the time one is taking a number in order to make that election. Please note there is no priority given to attorneys and their clients who are waiting to have photos at the counter run by the International Institute.