Does RFE slow down processing EAD?

[gerrymeridamx 2]

We got an RFE for a missing medical exam (which apparently was never forwarded from my husband's POE) but my husband has already had biometrics. Will we have to get the EAD cleared before he gets his EAD? Or will that just have to be cleared before they proceed with processing his I-485. We are clearing it up as quickly as we can but I am hoping the RFE didn't slow down the EAD process.

[Nik+Heather 121]

Yes, it is my understanding that if you get an RFE, your processing on the derivative benefits (EAD, AP) also stops.

[gerrymeridamx 2]

Yes, it is my understanding that if you get an RFE, your processing on the derivative benefits (EAD, AP) also stops.

Thanks, we should get the RFE cleared up soon as we just got another complete medical today. We will send it in on Thursday after we get the T B test read. It is really frustrating to do everything exactly the way it is supposed to be done and still get an RFE. The adjudicator I talked to today in person in the USCIS office was so cavalier and shrugged when he said that it is common for the medical to "get lost" at the POE.