GC: i765 EAD card approval before Biometric

USA Green Card
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Hi Anil,

We did concurrent filing of i140 and i485-AOS with EAD/AP around early October. Got i140 approval within couple of weeks. All receipts received. Got receipt notification about GC application moving application to NBC. i765 EAD card approved in 2 months and card received a week after that. No status change on AP or GC-AOS. No biometric appointment received.

  • Is it normal to get i765 EAD card before biometric ? Is this concerning ? Should we contact somebody ?
  • Can biometric be reused for actual Green card or it is a mandatory appointment ?
  • What is the timeline looking like for AP and GC approval after this these days ?

Thanks,
Radha

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Its normal to get EAD without biometric completion.

You will get biometric appointment letter and that will be used for both AP and GC.

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Thanks, Anil. Is it normal to not receive biometric appointment letter after two months of submitting AOS application ? Friends who submitted AOS around the same time always got biometric appointment before i765 EAD/AP and in one month ? Is there a place to raise service request ?