Some employers may accept the receipt anyway; you would have to ask. Also, if you wanted to try to expedite the new EAD, I did a blog post that might help about (expediting in general) on January 29, 2020. Take care, Jason

Thank you Mr Jason, I filed for after it had expired I didn’t have the funds and later found out about the fee waiver form.

Wait times for renewals are very variable and they can take months. If you have the receipt, you should be ok. Also, note that if you filed to renew the old card before it expired, the receipt automatically extends the old card by 540 days (or maybe 180 days – they keep changing it, but I think it is currently 540). The receipt itself indicates this. Take care, Jason

Got it,
Thank you very much.

They can sign or since they are minors, you can sign their name and put your initials next to the name. Assuming you prepared the forms for them, you should list yourself as the preparer, but I do not remember the form or whether that section is only for a lawyer or legal representative, so be careful to check that (you do not want to say that you are a lawyer when you are not). Take care, Jason

Hello Jason,
By the means of your awesome help, almost I am at the end completing to fill-out my I-485. Thank you for your help so far. I have three kids 16yrs, 14 and half years and 10 years minors. So my question is should the elder 2 guys can sign on part 10 item 6.a. page 16 of the form?
Should the parents considered, as preparer of the form? If so I am considered as preparer, should I sign 8a,8b and fill all the blanks of the form from 3a to 3b?
Respectfully //

They can make a positive or negative decision in that time frame, and so I do not think a quick decision gives any indication of the outcome (though we see most cases taking longer than two weeks, regardless of outcome). Take care, Jason