So after waiting FOREVER (at least forever in my little world) we received this:

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On May 30, 2007, we ordered production of your new card.



Thanks everyone--now here's hoping that next up is the immigration interview!!!!!

sorry--i had to start a new topic!

CONGRADULATIONS

Mine is still pending!How did you do it?

you TOTALLY deserve your own topic! congratulations, I am so thrilled for you!!!!!!!

Thanks! Well, I have to say that I feel that we had stepped up our inquiries--so maybe that prompted some action but you never know.

1) We contacted our Senator who contacted USCIS 2x, and finally we were told that we were pending security checks that ALL applicants must undergo. (I don't think that's true in the case of the EAD..)
2) I wrote in to the Ombudsman AND called them.
3) I called the USCIS number a few times and had the call "escalated" to an agent. I told them that if the EAD was going to be delayed due to checks, they need to make this transparent and not say "that if you don't get the EAD within 90 days, call uscis"...I had a very obnoxious agent this last time i called.
4) Contacted AILF about my case.
5) Got 2 notices saying that we are pending background checks.

About 3 weeks later--we get our "card production ordered" email!

I honestly had given up and was thinking we were in for a 2 year wait...but I guess that maybe the multiple inquiries could have helped..am not sure.

Congrats!

As I said in another thread.... A GREAT BIG CONGRATULATIONS to you both!!! I am also so happy for you that persistence paid off 400 and some odd days later... :|

I'm sorry you had to wait so long ....but CONGRATULATIONS on the approval

HOLY CRAP.. that took a long time..
CONGRADS!

thanks everyone!

i guess the loooong wait just made the victory much sweeter.

congrats!