Ana t
Sep 10, 2024
How long does it take for them to mail EAD?
So I got approved for my EAD after 4 days. I applied for EAD based on pending I-485 that we applied for back in May 2023. I applied for it so late because I had a pending OPT based EAD at the time and didn’t know I could still apply as it was free anyway. Anyway, my OPT EAD expired in July (it is fun being unemployed haha) and I thought since my I-485 interview was in august we would be fine. No, even though the interview went well, I did have an overstay before we applied so the IO said the application needed to be reviewed by her supervisor. Our interview was at the Washington FO in Fairfax, VA. Anyway, so I applied for the EAD which got approved like so quickly (can they just look at everything else now??) but I still need the actual EAD to go back to work. Does anyone know how long that would take? I had to wait 3 months for my OPT based EAD to come in and that was a traumatic experience.
IR-1/CR-1
U.S. citizen filing for a spouse
Total Days: 535 days
Case
2023-05-05
2024-10-21
I-130
503 Days
I-131
532 Days
I-485
535 Days
I-765
9 Days
Potomac Service Center: I-130, I-131, I-485, I-765
Timeline Map
2023-05-05
I-131
I-485
I-130
Submission to USCIS
2023-05-12
I-485
D+7
Biometrics, i.e. fingerprint and photo
2023-07-07
I-485
D+63
Request for Evidence(RFE) from USCIS
2023-07-07
I-485
Added
D+63
Biometrics done after rescheduling
2023-09-15
I-485
D+133
Response to RFE
2024-05-29
I-130
D+390
Response to RFE
2024-06-29
I-130
D+421
Interview
2024-06-30
I-485
Added
D+422
Interview scheduled
2024-08-05
I-485
D+458
Interview
2024-08-05
I-485
Added
D+458
Actively reviewing
2024-09-03
I-765
D+487
Submission to USCIS
2024-09-12
I-765
D+496
Decision (Approval or Denial)
2024-09-19
I-130
D+503
Decision (Approval or Denial)
2024-10-18
I-131
D+532
Decision (Approval or Denial)
2024-10-21
I-485
D+535
Decision (Approval or Denial)
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w s 🇨🇦🇺🇸Sep 10, 2024
my EAD was approved June 2nd and I think it took like 10 days for my lawyer to get it
w s 🇨🇦🇺🇸Sep 10, 2024
I saw somewhere where you don’t need the physical card to work though. just the approval notice. double check me
Ana tSep 10, 2024
@w s 🇨🇦🇺🇸 10 days is insane! but hopefully I do get it, waited so long anyway.
