How long does the EAD take after filing the I-485?
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The answers below are translated from the original Russian - the language of the community chats.
"I got my EAD a month after filing the I-485. My husband got the green card faster than the work permit - it never came, 4 months went by."
Without the EAD a family was refused a driver licence renewal: the licence had been issued three times "on insurance", the attempts ran out - "now only waiting for the EAD".
A c9 EAD is not a status but a consequence of the pending I-485: if you hold no other status and a refusal comes, you must leave or act fast.
The answers are anonymized community experience from the public chats, not legal advice. Officers may decide similar cases differently.
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