EAD (WorkPermit)

Hi All,

I have been a member of this community for over 2 months now and I can finally breathe a sigh of relief that I finally received my EAD and Travel card today. I have had a couple of sleepless months because my current OPT EAD expires on first week of June. If you have seen my earlier posts, I had lost hopes a week and half ago. But one last try worked out for me.

Below is my timeline (hopefully it helps someone)
12/16 - My PD
01/16 - Biometrics
02/08 - RFE on i-485
02/25 - RFE documents received
04/06 - 1st Expedite Request (Denied the same day)
04/09 - Reached out to Congressman for help. I got an email from Congressman that they sent my request to USCIS. I waited for over 3 weeks and still no response from Congressman. Reached out to Ombudsman on 05/07. No help from Ombudsman either as they responded that my application falls under regular timeline. On May 12, I decided to call USCIS for second expedite request as my last try and it worked out.
05/12 - 2nd Expedite Request - (financial loss reason as I currently have a job, my EAD expires on June 1st week)
05/15 - I-485 Status updated to "Ready to be scheduled for Interview"
05/16 - I-765 Status updated to "New Card is being Produced"
05/18 - I-765 Status updated to "Approved"
05/19 - I-765 Status updated to "Mailed your Card"
05/20 - I-765 Status updated to "USPS Picked up Card with Tracking number as well"
05/21 - I-765 Status updated to "Card Delivered". Yes, such a big relief as my USPS mail man rang the doorbell and delivered the package.

Anything is possible! Don't give up if you have a genuine reason that is going to impact you and your family in a big way.