EAD & AP case approved but has not been produced and mailed

[jeeyoonit]

Hello just joined this site and posting my first thread after seeing many people in similar situations as me.

Here is my timeline:

I-485 (marriage), I-130, I-765, I-131 filed on August 10th, 2018
Biometrics done on September 5th, 2018

I-485 Case is ready to be scheduled for an interview as of December 19th, 2018 - no update since

I-765 & I-131 Case was approved on January 17th, 2019 - unfortunately, card has not been sent to production and thus did not receive it, yet. It has been 29 days since the last update. I was ecstatic when I saw that my EAD and AP were approved but that joy has long been diminished as it's been roughly a month and I do not have my EAD.

I see that many of you are experiencing similar delays and some ultimately receiving EADs after long waits which helps me stay optimistic. I've called the USCIS customer service and talked to one of the representatives but was not offered much resolution as a case needs to pass 60 days in order for me to take any action.

What I'm wondering is why I have not received my EAD and AP after the approval. I would understand if my case was still pending but after the approval, you would think that they would just send it over to production.... Should I be worried?

[CTi485]

I?m in the same boat. I don?t know why they send a letter to say that the application has been approved why can they just send the card itself? Surely it?s as simple as being approved and having it sent out?

[boogiewoogie]

Hello just joined this site and posting my first thread after seeing many people in similar situations as me.

Here is my timeline:

I-485 (marriage), I-130, I-765, I-131 filed on August 10th, 2018
Biometrics done on September 5th, 2018

I-485 Case is ready to be scheduled for an interview as of December 19th, 2018 - no update since

I-765 & I-131 Case was approved on January 17th, 2019 - unfortunately, card has not been sent to production and thus did not receive it, yet. It has been 29 days since the last update. I was ecstatic when I saw that my EAD and AP were approved but that joy has long been diminished as it's been roughly a month and I do not have my EAD.

I see that many of you are experiencing similar delays and some ultimately receiving EADs after long waits which helps me stay optimistic. I've called the USCIS customer service and talked to one of the representatives but was not offered much resolution as a case needs to pass 60 days in order for me to take any action.

What I'm wondering is why I have not received my EAD and AP after the approval. I would understand if my case was still pending but after the approval, you would think that they would just send it over to production.... Should I be worried?

In my case this took 7 days.

3/23/2018 765 We are producing your card and will mail it to you
3/26/2018 765 We approved your case
3/31/2018 131+765 Card delivered by post office

I suggest you call USCIS and ask for a USPS tracking number. You can then see what happened to your card. You should have had it by now.
/edit i see its not even produced yet. That's odd. I would still call them again and perhaps ask for L2

[jeeyoonit]

When was your EAD approved?

I?m in the same boat. I don?t know why they send a letter to say that the application has been approved why can they just send the card itself? Surely it?s as simple as being approved and having it sent out?

What was the exact date that your EAD/AP was approved?

[onendaft]

Hello there!
My situation is the same - I've gor approval notices for both I765 and I131 on February, 1st (dated January, 29th).
Till then I didn't have any updates for my EAD, meanwhile, on 19th I've received SSN lol even though it is not valid without EAD!

Honestly, I don't even know what to think: it takes a few days to receive EAD for some cases, but as I read on this forum or on experiences pages - some cases take up to 8 (!!!) months.
Waiting another 60 days is so unfair as well because the processing time in total will be way longer that 6 months....

I left a SR online for the case (expecting response until March 12) and wrote to my congressman. Hope something will help. If not - next week i will try to speak to Level 2 and write to the ombundsman.

Good luck everyone with this process.

[boogiewoogie]

Perhaps for the folks that are waiting for their EAD to come where it's urgent;
Once it's approved, it should be in the system. Card or no card.

You can try and see if it's showing in the online employment verification system called e-verify

https://www.e-verify.gov/

Mine never did but it's worth a shot!
If it shows up, your employer should be able to verify your eligibility as well.

[onendaft]

Just received messages saying my card was produced. Hope it is not going to be shipping the same amount of time as after approval notices...
I had to contact congressman, ombudsman and leave online SR, meaning I everything i possibly could in that situation.

Are you guys still waiting for new updates??

[jeeyoonit]

No update

Just received messages saying my card was produced. Hope it is not going to be shipping the same amount of time as after approval notices...
I had to contact congressman, ombudsman and leave online SR, meaning I everything i possibly could in that situation.

Are you guys still waiting for new updates??

Congratulations. Day 40 since the approval and still no update for me

[jeeyoonit]

Resolved

Talked to a level 2 officer at USCIS to inquire about my EAD not being produced since its approval on Jan 17th.

The officer was very kind and professional and explained that the EAD was not being produced because for some reason my biometrics was attached to my I-485 but not my I-765. The officer kindly said he would take the steps necessary to have my biometrics attached to the I-765 and have it sent to production soon.

If anyone else is having similar issues make sure to call and ask for a level 2 officer as they can be much more informative and professional.

[fiona88]

Hi there,

I am kind in the same situation with you, my 131&765 approved February 3, have biometrics done February 15, case status remains fingerprints taken since then.

I have called USCIS numerous times and actually talked to a tier2 agent April 2, she told me she has sent a request to card production and comforted me that my card will be produced soon, but nothing changed.

How long after your call with tier 2 agent did the status change? Thank you very much