Just to follow up for rincewind.

After being approved last week on the 14th and the online status changing to the card will be sent once completed. Its now changed to the following...This case has been approved. On March 22, 2004, an approval notice was mailed. If 14 days have passed and you have not received this notice, you may wish to verify or update your address. To update your address, please call the National Customer Service Center at (800) 375-5283.

I checked my status again today.

My EAD one says:

Your I765 APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION was received on December 16, 2003. We mailed you a receipt with information about processing. It is taking between 30 and 90 days for us to process this kind of case. We will mail you a decision as soon as processing is complete.


My Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust says:

On January 30, 2004, the results of your fingerprint review for your I485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or to Adjust Status were received, and processing has resumed on your case. We will mail you a notice if further action is needed, or when a decision is made.

This is kind of scary as the EAD one remains the same as it always has. I hope these guys haven't screwed me up else I'm going to have to fly back to England and get a job.

Everyting appears to be normal in your EAD online status. Just get ready to visit your local office for a walk in EAD if you pass 90 days from your biometrics.

A little confused here - as I just got my EAD from Des Moines last thursday. There was no need to have any biometrics done for my EAD - just a notice to come in and have a photo done and a single fingerprint done on an ink pad for the actual card and 2 minutes later I had the EAD.

Biometrics will need to be done for my AOS however and I am still waiting for them to schedule a date for that.

Why did you all need biometrics done for your EAD Card ?

~Sean
ps- I went through the K1 visa process.

Not sure why you never had to do Biometrics?. How long from filling AOS did you get your EAD?. Maybe Des Moines does things slightly different?. But its the first I've heard of anything like this recently.

Applied for AOS, EAD and Advanced Parole on January 21 and received my EAD on March 25 and Advanced parole on March 22.
As I said still waiting on an AOS Biometrics date.

~Sean