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ALMOST 4.5 MONTHS WAITING OF EAD...
HELLO!!! Does anyone have experience like this.... I've been waiting for so long why didn't I received the EAD after my green card..Do I need to reapply? Make appointment to SSA? or need to wait? what should I do?....
All other applications for employment authorization
Total Days: 172 days
Case
2025-08-04
Today
I-765
172 Days
California Service Center: I-765
fiance visa
My I-129F was approved on November 2025 and USCIS updated my status to “Case Was Sent to the Department of State” on January 2026.I’m now waiting for NVC to create the case number and forward it to Embassy Cairo.
For those who recently went through this stage:
How long did it take you to receive the NVC case number/email after USCIS sent the case to DOS?
Thanks in advance
biometric for the petitioner
i had a feeling that i should share this with the community bcz there are not many posts about this.well im a petitioner for my wife and our pd is dec 21,22 under f2a category.last week i was asked for biometric (petitioner) even tho this is not casual.my biometric appointment was for feb 2nd,26 but i rescheduled it for today (i wanted to do it asap) anyway i had to do it.spoke with atleast 3 different lawyer two of them told me its normal and other one just scared me.
experience on my biometric-it was really quick like 2/3 minutes.didnt even had to seat and wait.soon as i checked in i was called by one of the asc agent.she took my only two fingers prints,photo and signature and i was done.i asked her why as a petitioner im required to do biometric,and she was like im tired of answering this question everyday!this is became something very normal.got notification on my case soon as i walked out that is is being actively reviewing again.just finger crossed now.hope this would help someone who is on same boat.
F2A
Permanent resident filing for a spouse or child under 21
Total Days: 1129 days
Case
2022-12-21
Today
I-130
1129 Days
Potomac Service Center: I-130
APPROVED (Please read before asking to avoid repeating info)
First of all, I would like to thank the community here at Lawfully.
THANK YOU ALL!
You all have been very helpful since the beginning since I started all this process back in 2020 when I started just to begin with my recopilation of all my information to start a case for an EB1 or an EB2 NIW that I didn't know at the time. So I'm just sharing what I think I can, and I will be around for a little more as a way of retribution for all the information I've got here and as a way of saying thank you to all the people that might not be even anymore in the app that helped me in the beginning to get to the point I am now.
ROW EB-2 NIW (not from 70+ restricted countries, won’t disclose more). Worked with lawyer start-to-finish (90% my work—know my case best).
• Lawyers reuse templates/letterheads across cases and make human errors; clients must review/correct everything.
I have an MD/PhD with 10+ years research experience, 30+ high-impact publications (~1,000 citations), 2 books, 1 book chapter, 1 patent, and 9 expert recommendation letters.
My Timeline:
- **Nov 2023**: Priority date
- **Oct 10, 2025**: Filed I-485 (IOE093416XXXX)
- **Jan 16, 2026**: Silent API updates (FTA0)
- **Jan 17, 2026 (1:29 PM EST)**: **DOUBLE H008** - Card Being Produced
- **Jan 18, 2026**: Approval Notice
• Please Use REDDIT, to know about the CODES, what is API?, etc. (I did that my self and learned there everything about that)
ps. I’ll try to answer the messages related to EB2-NIW, the best I can, for some time, and keep adding that info in the original post to clear any doubts.
• I don’t disclose Lawfirm or Lawyers
• I know very little but I’ll share what I can only about my EB2-NIW.
Thank you for understanding.
Hello to all , my case since July 12, 2024 has not been approved yet.
Does anyone knows how long it takes to get a decision on a case after submission of Evidence of Reference? It has been 97days since my REF was submitted and this has make my case like forever. Eventhough my country is on the banned list, does this means no i-130 will be approved?
